Kushiro Prince Hotel (7-1 Saiwaicho, Kushiro, Hokkaido) will hold a one-night-only event on Saturday, November 14, 2026, centered on "Craft Beef," a new brand of beef born in Tsurui Village. Under the theme of "all things Tsurui," the menu brings together the village's dairy products, vegetables, and other local ingredients.
The hotel is working with the Tsurui Village Office to share the appeal of eastern Hokkaido's rich nature and food culture, and this event is part of that effort. Beyond the flavors of the ingredients, the event also highlights the producers' challenges, the recycling of local resources behind the dishes, and the new possibilities these resources hold.
Students from Kushiro Public University have been involved since the menu development stage. Their perspectives and ideas are woven into the menu, and the project is also meant to create opportunities for hands-on learning with the region as a field. Producers, the university, Tsurui Village, and the hotel have joined forces to bring the story of Tsurui's ingredients to guests.
Event Details: Tsurui Village Food Feast, Craft Beef and the Bounty of the Land
- Date: Saturday, November 14, 2026
- Time: Doors open 5:30 PM / Starts 6:00 PM
- Capacity: 50 guests
- Price: ¥10,000 (service charge and consumption tax included)
- Format: Half buffet (the main dish is served at your seat)
- Organizer: Tsurui Village, Hokkaido
- Co-organizer: Kushiro Prince Hotel
- Cooperation: Kushiro Public University Co-op
Highlights
- Enjoy "Craft Beef," a newly born brand of beef from Tsurui Village
- Learn about the local resource recycling behind Craft Beef
- Students from the Kushiro Public University Co-op took part in developing the menu and will join the event on the day
What Is Craft Beef?
Craft Beef is made from crossbred cattle, a cross of Holstein and Japanese Black (Kuroge Wagyu). The cattle are raised with care on spent grain from the beer-making process as feed, with the aim of producing beef with a tender texture and the sweetness of its fat. Craft Beef is beef born from a new cycle that connects spent grain generated locally to local livestock farming.
Menu
Main Dish (served at your seat)
Steak of Tsurui Village Craft Beef (sirloin and tenderloin), with a comparison of Tsurui Village red wine sauce and rock salt, and Chaliapin sauce
Guests can try Tsurui Village sirloin and tenderloin with a variety of sauces.
Buffet Menu
- Tsurui Village Ezo venison persillade: Ezo deer meat from Tsurui Village coated with mustard and herbed breadcrumbs and baked
- Hokkaido white fish poêlé topped with Tsurui Village cheese: A dish for enjoying the flavors of melted Tsurui Village cheese together with the fish
- Roasted vegetables from around Tsurui Village, rosemary flavor: Vegetables from around the village simply roasted with rosemary, so the vegetables themselves can be enjoyed
- Brochette of Tsurui Village "Craft Beef" and local vegetables, BBQ sauce: Craft Beef skewered with vegetables and grilled, to be enjoyed in an outdoor style
- Sweets made with Tsurui Village cheese
- Tsurui Village cheese tasting with Tsurui Village honey and dried fruit
- Tsurui Village beef jerky and beef bologna sausage
- Comparison of Tsurui Village beef coarsely ground wieners and beef basil wieners
University Student Collaboration Menu
- Milanese-style cutlet of Tsurui Village "Craft Beef," with a Bolognese sauce of local vegetables: Thinly sliced Craft Beef is made into a cutlet with a coating that includes Tsurui Village cheese, and served with a sauce of minced Craft Beef and local vegetables devised by the students
- Low-temperature roasted Tsurui Village "Craft Beef," tagliata style, with Tsurui Village cheese and balsamic sauce: Craft Beef slowly cooked at a low temperature and finished with Tsurui Village cheese and balsamic sauce, and the students' top recommendation
- "Bounty of the Land" beef stew with Tsurui Village "Craft Beef" and local vegetables: Craft Beef slowly simmered in red wine and demi-glace sauce, with plenty of vegetables
Drinks
- Craft beer tasting from Brasserie Knot
- Canned beer, 4 types: FOLWER, BIRD, WIND, MOON
- Draft beer: DOTO
- クロンヌルージュ
Other soft drinks and alcohol are also available.
Main Tsurui Village Ingredients Used on the Day
Craft Beef (Saito Farm), Ezo venison, cheese, honey, milk, vegetables, beef jerky, bologna sausage, craft beer, and red wine
Voices Behind the Project
Saito Farm representative (producer): The Craft Beef initiative is a new challenge for a farm that aims to grow together with the local community in Tsurui Village. Using craft beer by-products as feed lets the farm take part in a cycle that creates new value without wasting resources, which the representative finds highly meaningful. The representative hopes Craft Beef will help convey the producers' feelings and the appeal of Tsurui Village to many people.
Knot Co., Ltd. representative (craft beer producer): The company brews craft beer that reflects the nature and character of Tsurui Village. The by-products of brewing become feed for cattle raised with care at Saito Farm, and the representative is delighted that the result can be enjoyed as a new local brand. The tasting event is a chance to experience not only the flavor of Craft Beef but also the resource recycling behind it and the story of collaboration among producers, the local government, the university, and the hotel.
Kushiro Public University Co-op (cooperation): Being involved from the menu development stage was a valuable opportunity to learn about Tsurui Village's ingredients and the producers' feelings. The co-op finds Craft Beef appealing not only for its flavor but also for the resource-recycling story behind it. The students took part while considering, from their own perspective, how to convey the appeal of Tsurui Village's ingredients and food culture, and they hope the event will help many people learn about the village.
Tsurui Village Mayor Oishi (organizer): Tsurui Village is a village whose core industries are dairy farming and agriculture, and the ingredients raised in its abundant nature are a great asset. Sparked by the birth of the new beef brand "Craft Beef," this project is an effort in which producers, businesses, and educational institutions work together to share new appeal and possibilities of the village widely. The mayor hopes the event will let many people experience Tsurui Village's ingredients and food culture and encourage them to visit the village.
Kushiro Prince Hotel General Manager Yanagisawa (co-organizer): The hotel sees its role as delivering value nurtured in the region to its guests. The event is a valuable opportunity to introduce Craft Beef, the ingredients carefully raised by producers, and the stories behind them, and it is also the result of collaboration among Tsurui Village, producers, Kushiro Public University, and the hotel. The general manager hopes guests will enjoy not only the food but also the character of Tsurui Village, its people's way of life, and its resource-recycling efforts.
Notes
- Allergy accommodations are limited to the 8 specified items (shrimp, crab, walnuts, wheat, buckwheat, egg, milk, and peanuts).
- Ingredients and menu items may change depending on supplies.
- The price includes service charge and consumption tax.
