Granvista Hotel & Resort Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Yukio Arai) will hold the "Blow Away the Summer Heat!! Mori Mori Fair" at three highway restaurants in Tochigi, Shizuoka, and Shiga Prefectures, starting July 18, 2026 (Sat), to fully satisfy summer appetites.

Summer vacation is the peak season for summer leisure and travel. The number of opportunities for driving on expressways increases significantly during this season. The three highway restaurants in Sano, Ashigara, and Otsu will sell limited-time "Mega Portion Menus" for the summer vacation, designed to further enhance summer travel and turn the summer heat into energy, boasting both visual impact and volume.

These new, stamina-filled menus incorporate local specialties and are finished on an overwhelming scale with a total weight of approximately 1kg. Sano Highway Restaurant will feature the "Summer Limited Mega-Portion Mikamo-yama Don," inspired by Mt. Mikamo in Tochigi Prefecture, topped with five types of fried foods including a juicy croquette made with "Tochigi Wagyu." Ashigara Highway Restaurant will offer the "Mt. Fuji Ma-Bo Mega-Portion," expressing the overwhelming presence of Mt. Fuji with white rice and fried rice. Otsu Highway Restaurant will serve the "Mori Mori! Lake Biwa Panorama Curry," recreating the magnificent scenery of Lake Biwa across the entire plate.

These satisfyingly large portions are perfect for a solo challenge or for sharing with family and friends. Please take this opportunity to enjoy these limited-time menus, which combine overwhelming presence and deliciousness to fill your stomach, for a special summer memory this year.

Sano, Ashigara, Otsu Highway Restaurants "Blow Away the Summer Heat!! Mori Mori Fair" Overview

URL: https://www.granvista.co.jp/news/detail/1328

Event Period: July 18, 2026 (Sat) - August 31, 2026 (Mon)

Menu Offerings:

<Sano Highway Restaurant / Tochigi Prefecture>

● Summer Limited Mega-Portion Mikamo-yama Don (Total weight approx. 1kg) 2,400 yen (tax included)

Topped on 300g of rice are five types of fried foods, including a juicy "Tochigi Wagyu" croquette overflowing with flavor, Sano's specialty imo fry, tender pork cutlet, chicken cutlet, and shrimp fry. For a palate cleanser, "Iwashita's New Ginger," with its refreshing acidity, is served, pairing perfectly with the fried items. This dish is a must-try for fried food lovers.

◇ Location: Food Court Manpuku

◇ Business Hours: 24 hours

<Ashigara Highway Restaurant / Shizuoka Prefecture>

● Mt. Fuji Ma-Bo Mega-Portion (Total weight approx. 1.3kg) 2,200 yen (tax included)

The shape of Mt. Fuji is expressed using white rice and fried rice. A homemade sweet and mild mapo sauce, suitable for children, is poured around the mountain. Additionally, three pieces of fried chicken and the popular local delicacy "Mishima Croquette" are placed on top. Please enjoy this dish, the largest in volume for this fair.

◇ Location: Chuka Banri

◇ Business Hours: 24 hours

<Otsu Highway Restaurant / Shiga Prefecture>

● Mori Mori! Lake Biwa Panorama Curry (Total weight approx. 1kg) 1,480 yen (tax included)

Using a special curry roux, the rice is shaped to resemble Lake Biwa. Topped with "Omi Beef Croquette," which allows you to enjoy the sweetness and umami of Omi beef, and cheese, it also represents the scenery of the Hira mountain range and the Lake Biwa Bridge visible from the food court. This menu is as enjoyable to look at as it is to eat, allowing you to savor the scenery spread before you.

◇ Location: 2nd Floor Food Court

◇ Business Hours: 24 hours

*Total weight excludes the weight of the container.

Sano Highway Restaurant /

Tohoku Expressway (Southbound) Sano Service Area

An ideal stopover on the way to Nikko and Nasu, this is the Sano Service Area on the vast, nature-filled Tohoku Expressway (Southbound). It reopened in 2022 as a Dramatic Area. Offering local specialties such as Sano ramen and sakura anpan, it creates a unique "drama" for travelers stopping by.

Address: 1021 Higashiyama, Kurohakama-cho, Sano City, Tochigi Prefecture, 327-0813

URL: https://www.granvista.co.jp/company/facilities/detail/9

Ashigara Highway Restaurant /

Tomei Expressway (Southbound) Ashigara Service Area

Located within EXPASA Ashigara on the Tomei Expressway (Southbound), this facility boasts a prime location with views of the majestic Mt. Fuji and Mt. Kintoki, associated with Kintaro. EXPASA Ashigara, one of the largest on the Tomei Expressway, features an observation deck, bathing facilities, and a dog run. Within this complex, it operates a shopping plaza offering Kanto region specialties and a food court.

*Granvista Hotel & Resort operates four sections within EXPASA Ashigara: the souvenir shop, Chuka Banri (food court), Sugar Mountain/Fujimi Chaya (takeout).

Address: 599 Kuwagi, Oyama-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka Prefecture, 410-1315

URL: https://www.granvista.co.jp/company/facilities/detail/10

Otsu Highway Restaurant /

Meishin Expressway (Northbound) Otsu Service Area

This was the first service area in Japan, established concurrently with the partial opening of the Meishin Expressway. Its scenic view overlooking Lake Biwa is a major attraction. It features a first-floor restaurant where you can enjoy Omi beef, shops on both the first and second floors offering specialty products mainly from Kyoto's long-established brands, as well as a coffee shop supervised by Kyoto's long-established "Ogawa Coffee" and "551 Horai," a first for expressways, offering the charm of the Kansai region.

Address: 2-8-1 Asahigaoka, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, 520-0052

URL: https://www.granvista.co.jp/company/facilities/detail/20

Granvista Hotel & Resort Co., Ltd.

Granvista Hotel & Resort, which operates the Kitano Gekihinkan (Northern Guest House) - Sapporo Grand Hotel, the first authentic Western-style hotel in Hokkaido, is developing its hotel management consignment business through the operation of facilities nationwide, including city hotels, business hotels, hot spring inns, comprehensive marine leisure facilities, golf courses, and highway restaurants, working together with local communities.

Company Name: Granvista Hotel & Resort Co., Ltd. Address: S-GATE Otemachi Kita 5F, 2-3-4 Uchikanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Established: August 27, 1958 Capital: 100 million yen President and Representative Director: Yukio Arai TEL: 03-5209-4121 (General Inquiries) URL: https://www.granvista.co.jp/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/granvista.co.jp X: https://twitter.com/granvistaTW Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/granvistahotelsandresorts/

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