This time, I visited the buffet restaurant Hime Hotaru in Chikushino City, which offers the best quality and cost performance. Located within the Chikushino Tenpai no Sato hot spring facility, the lunch and weekdays are even more affordable, but the weekend dinner is also reasonably priced at 2,600 yen including tax with a drink bar. Previously, there was no advance reservation and it was common to wait for up to 2 hours by writing your name, but now you can make a reservation through the app. Hime Hotaru offers a variety of dishes and high-quality desserts that surpass hotel buffets, and they also hold fairs each month. In August, there is an Asian fair, and in September, there is an autumn taste fair. There are hamburgers and grilled chicken cooked in front of you, freshly fried vegetable tempura, freshly cooked rice and baked bread, as well as a variety of salads and fruits. In August, there is sashimi, and in September, there is hand-rolled sushi, among other items. They also serve a rich chicken white broth ramen, which is made upon ordering and includes condiments like yuzu pepper. It is really delicious when you actually try it! The quality is amazing. So, I enjoyed a variety of dishes for 120 minutes. The fact that some menu items change monthly during the fair is also great. The sashimi in August was really good (^-^) Finally, I finished my meal with curry and rice with a raw egg on top. I poured myself an iced coffee from the drink bar and then enjoyed 15 special desserts from the patisserie. You can order three varieties at a time from the refrigerated showcase, and all of them are delicious, but I highly recommend the Tenpai pudding, egg tart, and canelé. Although I didn't try it this time, there are also three types of sorbet available. The quality and cost performance are incredible, so I highly recommend it (^-^) #Hime Hotaru #Tenpai no Sato #buffet #all-you-can-eat #Fukuoka gourmet #ramen lover Garso-san

This is my favorite restaurant that I visit repeatedly! Some seats can be reserved through the app, which is very helpful. This time, I tried the autumn delicacies fair, including matsutake and chestnut cooked rice and sweet potato tempura, all of which were delicious. The only downside is that it's hard to visit without a car, but I think the buffet is the best in Fukuoka!

I made a reservation in advance and luckily it was only 2400 yen for a weekday visit during the Bon holidays. It was a summer vacation lunch, so even though it was a weekday, the restaurant was fully booked. Every time I come, everyone is delighted with the variety of desserts, but we can never finish all of them, so we end up begging for another visit. We enjoyed ourselves to the fullest until the last minute of the two-hour time limit. Thank you for the delicious meal!

Although there is a time limit and you can't take your time, you can enjoy a wide variety of dishes. You may need to line up early for reservations, but I think it's worth the wait. The staff at the restaurant are friendly and easy to interact with, and time flies by in no time...

The app allows you to reserve some seats, which is very convenient! Compared to before the pandemic, the desserts seem to have been upgraded. You can have up to 3 desserts at once, which the staff will bring to you. It was a bit disappointing that there were few options I liked at the Asian fair this time.

In Imazu-no-sato, Chikushino City, there is a bathing facility called "Tenpai no Sato" with a buffet restaurant called "Hime Hotaru." This was my sixth visit, including the one in Sawara-ku. The weekday lunch costs 2400 yen with a time limit of 120 minutes. I can't help but be surprised by the significant price increase from the previous 1600 yen. The desserts used to be disappointing, but after the closure of "Sengoku," the level has noticeably improved, probably due to the pastry chef moving here. On this day, there was a Hokkaido Fair featuring dishes like Chan Chan Yaki, Miso Oden, Ishikari Nabe, Squid Rice, and Soup Curry. The variety of meat dishes, including chicken, pork, and beef, was impressive. However, the overall seasoning was bland, and I didn't feel the need to go for seconds. Despite that, there were some delicious dishes. The vegetables were fresh and beautifully arranged, the chawanmushi had a good dried shiitake flavor, and the burdock kinpira with mitsuba was interesting. The salt-based fried chicken thigh was tasty. The major downside was the 9-partition plate, which was shallow and caused the sauce to flow into neighboring sections, resulting in messy plating by most customers. I noticed some child-sized resin 3-partition lunch plates that could have helped with cleaner plating. Despite the higher price, there were still noisy and running children around. After eating to about 90% full, I saved space for desserts: Strawberry Mont Blanc, Cheesecake, and Tiramisu. The desserts looked beautiful and the strawberry Mont Blanc was delicious, the cheesecake was satisfying, but the tiramisu lacked the taste of mascarpone. In conclusion, the buffet had a wide variety of dishes, abundant meat options, and high-quality desserts, which may receive high praise. However, I don't believe that more variety is always better, especially when some dishes were repetitive and not particularly flavorful. If it were priced below 2000 yen, I would recommend it.

The menu is extensive, and there are plenty of tables, making it very lively and fun. The staff are kind and friendly. It's like all-you-can-eat set meals, but I didn't expect much. If they serve hot ramen like this at a buffet, I would be happy. The ramen is piping hot and has decent thin noodles and tasty broth. It's a buffet that both kids and adults would enjoy.

We went to the buffet at Tenpai no Sato with the kids for the first time in about 3 years during winter break. We purchased a set ticket for junior high school students and adults for 3,500 yen, which includes bath and meal on weekdays only. We arrived around 3 pm and made a reservation on the spot. Although you can now book through an app, we couldn't due to restrictions, so we did it on-site. The buffet opened at 5:30 pm, so we went to the bath first and waited for the opening! We were called in by those who made app reservations, but we were able to enter 30 minutes before. There were many choices for salads and appetizers. At the live kitchen, there were freshly baked hamburgers and chicken. The tempura was freshly fried and the squid was delicious! Sushi was available only at night, with squid, salmon, and yellowtail. The fried chicken was incredibly delicious. In December, they had an Italian fair. Desserts were displayed in a showcase, and you could take three pieces at a time and even get seconds! They all looked delicious, but we were too full to eat much, which was a shame. The chocolate cake and pudding were delicious!

The menu and desserts are plentiful, and it's impossible to finish everything in one go. Each dish is made by skilled artisans, and it seems like there are no frozen items. The taste is decent for a buffet, similar to a hotel buffet in terms of value for money. There are also soba, ramen, and sushi available. I rated it 5 out of 5 for variety and quantity, and 4 out of 5 for taste. It seems they will be raising prices soon. The bath and meal set discount is a good deal. It's good that reservations are now possible due to COVID-19 measures.

■ Overall Review It's been a while since I last visited Himehotaru in January, and this time it was a Hawaiian fair in July. To be honest, I'm not quite sure what makes it Hawaiian, but I still think the buffet was of high quality. ■ Buffet For the first round, I started with a salad with low carbohydrate dishes and fish as the main course. This helps slow down the absorption of carbohydrates. The egg dishes and hot pot here are really delicious. For dinner, they offer sushi and Tori Shirodashi noodles, but since I usually eat delicious sushi and Tori Shirodashi noodles, I skipped these. As for the refill menu, I always go for vegetables. The Caesar dressing was delicious. Thank you for the meal.

■ This is the third overall review. Dinner for the second time in a row, but maybe lunch was more delicious after all, with the impressive Hokkaido Fair in January 2022 featuring mentaiko + hot pot. I think I'll go back in August. The sauna was surprisingly crowded on a weekday. It seems that as the trend heats up, the customer base becomes somewhat awkward. ■ Buffet 11th round. No mentaiko this time haha, but the egg dishes were strong, so they were delicious again. ■ Salad had a mentaiko element here. Mentaiko potato salad is delicious. The salads here are really good. ■ Mentaiko pasta also had a mentaiko element. I keep eating LaLucon's pasta, so it's inevitable that it falls short. ■ Corn soup is different every time and amazing. Rich and delicious. ■ Motsu stew was delicious this time. I like motsu nabe, and it was quite good. ■ Kimchi hot pot Kimchi hot pot is delicious, but it's not good because the rice goes down easily (in terms of low-carb diet). ■ Cake ended with cake. Delicious cake as part of the buffet. Thank you for the meal.

- Overall, this is my second review. This time, it was an Italian fair. Maybe because I go to LaLucon every month or because it was dinner, but the impact was not as strong as last time. - Buffet: The presentation could be better, but the chicken nanban was delicious. They really excel in chicken dishes. - Salad: The highlight here is the quality of the salad. It's rare to find a place with a good salad bar. - Sushi: This was a buffet menu available only at night. It didn't leave a strong impression since I often go to Wakatakemaru, which is great. - Minestrone: A different soup from last time. It's amazing how they change the soup every month. - Buffet 2: This was the 22nd rotation. Having pizza added to the buffet gave it an Italian fair vibe. The salad was still delicious. - Motsunabe: Despite being an Italian fair, they had motsunabe. Surprisingly good. I had seconds. - Egg Soup: Another type of soup. This one was also delicious. - Dessert: Since it was dinner, I had a small dessert (only three items). Coffee was available too, so I left satisfied. Thank you for the meal.

■Overall Review I decided to try the highly rated buffet at Tenpai-no-Sato because it happened to be cheap on a weekday. The buffet was indeed amazing, just as the reviews said. On this day, they were having a Hokkaido Fair, and the sauna was especially comfortable. ■Buffet 1 Although it was a Hokkaido Fair, they also had standard menu items. Among them, the crab and egg dish and squid rice were incredibly delicious. You rarely come across this level of quality in a buffet. ■White Broth Noodle It was like a live cooking corner where they make the noodles right after you order. Surprisingly, the ramen was very well-made. ■Salad There was a salad corner near the entrance, and each item was delicious. The dressings were also very good, and even the potato salad was tasty. ■Buffet 2 This was my second round. Even the non-Hokkaido Fair items were delicious. The Chinese dishes were surprisingly good. ■Chicken Stew A well-cooked chicken dish that was also very tasty. ■Dessert You can choose three types of desserts per round. Compared to the rice corner, the dessert options were a bit lacking. However, overall, it was a very satisfying buffet. Thank you for the meal.

It's about a 40-minute walk from JR Futamata-Shinmachi Station, so most people would probably drive there. It's a buffet restaurant attached to a hot spring facility. Lunch on weekends and holidays costs 2000 yen including tax. There is a wide variety of meats like pork belly and roast beef, but the desserts were especially delicious and rich. The carbonara was also tasty. I wish it was closer to my home so I could visit more often.

I went to the bath with a friend, had a meal, and then went back to the bath. I tried out the renovated place, which was slightly renewed. The cakes were still delicious. The salad corner had a stylish vibe and additional COVID-19 measures were in place. The salad corner seemed to target more towards women. The dishes mainly consisted of frozen or pre-made items with a little extra touch. As long as the taste is good, it's all good. I had fried chicken, gratin, and sautéed burdock root, and indulged in six small cakes. Gotta watch out for diabetes! To ease the guilt, I sweated it out in the sauna more than usual! Check out my original blog as well ♬ http://ra-men.takoheinotousi.com/himehotaru/

Renewed with COVID-19 measures in place! The price might have gone up, now 1980 yen for lunch. The combination of hot springs and baths is amazing! It feels so satisfying to end the day after a great holiday. The buffet, popular but temporarily closed due to COVID-19, has finally reopened. The variety of dishes seems to have decreased a bit, but the cakes have leveled up! You can even take them home for an extra fee. The staff serve you the cakes from the showcase due to COVID-19 measures. The adjacent showcase offers a sandwich buffet with croissants filled with egg salad, tuna salad, avocado, salmon, tomato, ham, etc. It's delicious! Don't forget to try it before your health check-up!

Second visit with the new Viking style. Due to the coronavirus, salads and side dishes are served by the staff. Drinks, bread, and soup are self-service with vinyl gloves and masks. Cakes can be taken out for 200 yen each. Everything was so delicious! And all this for just 1800 yen including the main dish? Other restaurants can't compete with that. The variety of salads, the moist thick-sliced roast beef, and the large scallops were all delicious. The vegetables were crunchy, and even the dressings were tasty. The Japanese simmered dishes were refined and not overly sweet or salty like supermarket side dishes. The main dish, the seafood bowl, was impressive and far exceeded typical buffet standards. The sashimi was not watery at all and showed a lot of effort put into quality. The black sugar roasted soybean flour tea was unique and incredibly delicious. It smelled of roasted soybean flour and black sugar, giving the impression of sweetness, but it was not sweet at all. It was like a Japanese version of black tea. I'm full. I want to come back with the hot springs. Residents of Chikushino City are lucky to have such a buffet nearby.

I visited the natural food buffet restaurant Hime-hotaru in Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture. After enjoying a relaxing time at the hot spring facility Tenpai-no-Sato, I decided to have dinner at the restaurant Hime-hotaru located within the facility. The restaurant had reopened in July with a new style due to the impact of the new coronavirus. They now offer a natural food dinner buffet (2000 yen) where you can choose from a selection of natural food deli dishes and also select a main dish of your choice. Before introducing the natural food dinner, I enjoyed a refreshing beer after soaking in the hot spring. The deli dishes I chose included red pepper mousse, seafood mustard marinated, grilled eggplant with savory broth jelly, prosciutto and arugula orange balsamic salad, and more. The staff kindly served the deli dishes according to our preferences. For the main dish, I chose the beef fillet poêlé with red wine sauce (additional 400 yen). The food was of high quality and exceeded my expectations. The buffet style allowed us to enjoy the food and drinks at a leisurely pace without any time restrictions. Despite a slightly overcooked beef fillet, the taste of the sauce made up for it. I ended the meal with a choice of three desserts. I had a great dining experience and would like to visit again to try their new normal buffet menu starting in September. Thank you for the delicious meal.

I visited the natural food buffet restaurant Hime Hotaru in Chikushino City, Fukuoka Prefecture. This restaurant is a popular buffet restaurant located within the onsen facility called Tenpai no Sato. This month, they offered an option to add "real snow crab" all-you-can-eat to the buffet for an additional 980 yen, but due to limited availability of large crabs, until the end of July, it is possible to enjoy the all-you-can-eat snow crab for a special price of 480 yen. I love seafood like shrimp and crab, so I immediately decided to add it to my dinner. After enjoying the onsen facilities, I sat down to have a meal. I started with a refreshing glass of beer and then went to get some food. This month's theme was Hawaiian Fair, with dishes like Hawaiian pork sauté, garlic shrimp, lomi lomi salmon, spam sushi, and frilly chicken. There was also tuna poke available on weekday evenings. The snow crab was small but delicious, and I enjoyed it along with other colorful dishes. The restaurant has no time limit, so I leisurely savored the snow crab and delicious food with a glass of white wine. Hime Hotaru is a great place to enjoy a variety of buffet dishes at a reasonable price. I will definitely visit again in the future.

Dinner at the buffet restaurant located within the hot spring facility. There is a wide variety of dishes, all of high quality. It's hard to pick a favorite because each dish is delicious with classic seasoning. They pay attention to the ingredients, so even simple dishes taste great. There is a rich selection of drinks and desserts as well. Moreover, you can enjoy the view of the green mountains outside the window. In Tokyo, this quality would cost at least 5000 yen, but on weekdays it's only 2200 yen for adults. It's surprisingly cheap... The countryside is amazing! I would like to try the hot springs next time. Thank you for the meal!

In 2019, my goal is to be healthier, but I still end up eating a lot of noodles which are high in calories. I also have a sweet tooth, so I need to be careful. Today, I went to the natural food buffet restaurant Himehotaru to focus on eating, skipping the hot springs. The best part is that there is no time limit, and there are so many options available. They offer white rice, kashiwa rice, curry, sixteen-grain rice, and a variety of salads made with local vegetables like Amagi and Asakura. They also have a rich selection of noodles including homemade soba. The desserts include various options like yuzu jelly. I ended up eating too much (laughs).