Nankai Electric Railway Co., Ltd. (President: Nobuyuki Okajima) has announced the spring and summer dining menu for Car 4 of the GRAN Tenku train, scheduled to begin operations on April 24, 2026 (Friday)*. The menu is supervised by Chef Atsushi Motokawa of Restaurant "Genji," located along the railway line, and will be served to passengers seated in the "Gran Seat" and "Gran Seat Plus" sections of Car 4. Three menu options are available depending on the departure time: Morning, Lunch, and Afternoon Tea. New seasonal menus featuring fresh local ingredients will continue to be introduced throughout the year.
The newly announced spring and summer menu highlights ingredients from the Senshu, Minami Kawachi, and Wakayama regions, including Kawachi duck and Senshu octopus, expressing the charm of these local areas. The spring and summer menu is scheduled to be offered until late September, with subsequent menus to be announced later.
*The operation start date is subject to change.
*Menu photos are for illustrative purposes only.
Additionally, passengers on the Morning, Lunch, and Afternoon Tea plans in the "Gran Seat" and "Gran Seat Plus" sections will enjoy complimentary soft drinks and alcoholic beverages featuring local specialties. (A food-free plan with one drink is also available.) Details of the drink menu will be announced as soon as they are finalized.
Spring/Summer Menu Details
The menu features creative dishes using abundant ingredients from Senshu, Minami Kawachi, and Wakayama, including Kawachi duck, Senshu octopus, and local vegetables. The menu is also enhanced with regional specialties such as jabara (a citrus fruit) and fresh sansho (Japanese pepper), designed to provide a refreshing spring and summer flavor experience. Both Morning and Lunch menus are served in handcrafted "okamochi" (traditional Japanese food carriers) made by skilled artisans.
(1) Service Period: From operation start date to late September
(2) Menu Details
Morning Menu
Six small dishes using jabara, Arida mandarin orange, Yuasa moromi (soy sauce mash), and local vegetables, served in a special "okamochi." The set includes two colorful sandwiches and a soup made with fresh sansho and sesame tofu.
① Target Train
GRAN Tenku No. 1 (Departs Namba Station at 9:00 AM)
② Morning Menu Details
- Cold potage of sesame tofu with Arida fresh sansho [Arida fresh sansho]
- "Rikuro Ojisan no Okage Shokupan" club cake sandwich
- Lemon terrine sandwich
- Grilled local vegetable marinade with mushroom tartar sauce [Local vegetables]
- Low-temperature cooked Spanish mackerel miso marinade with Yuasa moromi cream sauce [Yuasa soy sauce moromi]
- Carrot mousse with Arida mandarin jelly and duck confit [Arida mandarin]
- Domestic roast beef with jabara sauce [Jabara]
- Aka-ebi shrimp and mountain yam in silver sauce with wasabi
- Local fruit
Lunch Menu
Twelve small dishes using Senshu octopus, jabara, Arida mandarin, Kawachi duck, Beni Nanko plum, Arida fresh sansho, Yuasa moromi, Kinzanji miso, and local vegetables, served in an "okamochi." The set includes seasonal rice cooked in a pot and cold dobin-mushi (teapot-steamed dish).
① Target Trains
GRAN Tenku No. 2 (Departs Gokurakubashi Station at 10:46 AM)
GRAN Tenku No. 3 (Departs Namba Station at 12:45 PM)
② Lunch Menu Details
- Cold dobin-mushi style
- Seasonal pot-cooked rice
- Oyassan's white sesame tofu with leaf wasabi kinzanji miso [Kinzanji miso]
- Grilled local vegetable marinade with mushroom tartar sauce [Local vegetables]
- Low-temperature cooked Spanish mackerel miso marinade with Yuasa moromi cream sauce [Yuasa soy sauce moromi]
- Senshu octopus confit with shishito pepper sauce [Senshu octopus]
- Carrot mousse with Arida mandarin jelly and duck confit [Arida mandarin]
- Marinated tuna with burdock gari and plum sauce [Plum]
- Domestic roast beef with jabara sauce [Jabara]
- Aka-ebi shrimp and mountain yam in silver sauce with wasabi
- Kawachi duck craft sausage with dried fruit cream cheese [Kawachi duck, jabara pepper]
- Aged chicken with Arida fresh sansho salt [Arida fresh sansho]
- Tandoori chicken burrito style
- Beni Nanko plum and fresh sansho pudding [Beni Nanko plum, Arida fresh sansho]
Afternoon Tea Menu
A cake stand featuring six desserts using Beni Nanko plum and Arida fresh sansho, plus three savory items using Kinzanji miso and local vegetables.
① Target Train
GRAN Tenku No. 4 (Departs Gokurakubashi Station at 2:58 PM)
② Afternoon Tea Menu Details
- Beni Nanko plum and fresh sansho pudding [Beni Nanko plum, Arida fresh sansho]
- GENJI BAKE butter sandwich & dolce cookies
- Seasonal fruit tart
- Mont Blanc
- Tart Vanille
- Grilled local vegetable marinade with mushroom tartar sauce [Local vegetables]
- Oyassan's white sesame tofu with leaf wasabi kinzanji miso [Kinzanji miso]
- Tandoori chicken burrito style
*Menu items may be subject to change depending on ingredient availability.
*Departure times are scheduled and shown for weekdays.
