Lunchtime at "ORANGE BALCONY," a pet-friendly cafe and restaurant with a panoramic view of Lake Biwa, including the Biwa Lake Bridge. It's located on the second floor of the "Pieri Moriyama" shopping mall in Imahamacho, Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture...
...Shiga/Lake Biwa Birthday Trip ③ "Namiki Cafe Metasequoia: Terrace Lunch with a Panoramic View of the Tree-lined Street"
Located next to the Metasequoia Avenue in Makino Highlands, Shiga Prefecture, is the "Namiki Cafe Metasequoia," a cafe offering panoramic views of the tree-lined avenue. The terrace seating is dog-friendly, and with the Metasequoia Avenue stretching out before you, it's highly recommended during pleasant weather.
...Atsumi Peninsula: "Enjoy the summer coastline! A pleasant drive to Irago with your dog & a cafe lunch."
Summer has only just begun, but this summer is predicted to be extremely hot, with temperatures exceeding 30°C day and night. Amidst this heat, I took my dog for a drive along the summer coast to Cape Irago to try and cool off, even if only in spirit. On the way from Hamamatsu to Cape Irago...
..."Coffee Gou" in Mikawa, Aichi Prefecture: A nostalgic cafe with a dog run, specializing in specialty coffee.
In search of a cafe where I could spend time with my dog and enjoy delicious specialty coffee, I went to "Coffee Gou" in Koda Town, Aichi Prefecture. This is a dog-friendly cafe run by a dog-loving couple, a small shop with only four tables. It has a somewhat nostalgic atmosphere...
...Aichi, Mikawa: "Pizzeria Ocean" - Wedding Anniversary Trip ① Stone-baked pizza on a terrace overlooking Mikawa Bay
Enjoy a stone-baked pizza lunch at "Pizzeria Ocean," located along the Mikawa Terabe coast, with a dog-friendly terrace overlooking Mikawa Bay! Within the same group's grounds is "Ocean Community," also known as "Umino...".
...Izu Yoshina Birthday Trip 2023 ④ "CHAKI CHAKI" - A Japanese cafe with a riverside terrace overlooking a stream where dogs are welcome.
We celebrated our birthday at "CHAKI CHAKI," a popular Japanese cafe located on a riverside terrace overlooking the clear waters of the Yoshina River in Izu, offering matcha green tea from Shizuoka Prefecture and traditional Japanese sweets. This cafe is owned by the design firm "K Design...".
...Izu Yoshina Onsen - Birthday Trip ③ "Tofuya Resort & Spa-Izu" The grounds, which are open to the public, are a welcome feature for dog lovers.
In Yoshina Onsen, a hot spring resort known as the "sacred hot spring for fertility" and said to be the oldest hot spring in Izu, discovered by the Nara period high priest Gyoki, the long-established inn "Tofuya," which boasts a 400-year history dating back to the Edo period, reopened in 2010 with a new look as "Tofuya R...".
...Izu, Shuzenji: "Birthday Trip 2023 Part Two: Coffee Kotochaan" - A dog-friendly cafe run by a former veterinarian with a passion for running things.
After strolling around the Shuzenji Onsen hot spring resort area in Izu, we enjoyed a light lunch at "Coffee Koto-san," a dog-friendly cafe. Located facing the "Bamboo Grove Path," you can enjoy light meals and freshly brewed coffee while gazing at the bamboo forest from inside the cafe or on the terrace...
...名古屋・車道「ノスタルジックに静かな時を過ごすに心地好い一杯の珈琲”Saita Cafe”」
名古屋フレンチ「Reminiscence(レミニセンス)」の工事中の新店舗内で過ごすとじんわり感じる夏の暑さに喉が渇き、周辺のカフェを探すことに。「Reminiscence(レミニセンス)」北口に併設される「Wine B...
...Okuhamanako/Mikkabi: "Kamome no Coffee-ya-san" (Seagull Coffee Shop) is a mobile coffee shop that roasts its own beans and sets up shop mainly inside train stations.
After having lunch at Granny's Burger & Cafe inside the Tenryu Hamanako Railway's Mikkaichi Station, I was drawn in by the fragrant aroma of coffee from Kamome no Coffee Shop, which was also located inside the station, and so I ate...
...Okuhamanako/Mikkabi: "Granny's Burger & Cafe, located inside the train station, is popular for its local Mikkabi beef burgers."
We drove to Mikkaichi in Hamamatsu and went on an outing after being invited by Kan Hasegawa, who organizes a "WAH Water Activity Hamana Lake" experience event for marine sports in the inner Hamana Lake area! Along the way, we stopped at "Tenryu Hamana Lake Railway Mikkaichi Station...".
...Hamamatsu, Ohiradai: Collaboration lunch between "French Bistro L'Esprit" and "Il Marcampo"
Takehiro Odagi, also known as Zen-san, is the owner of "L'ESPRIT (L'esprit) Zen to Budoshu," a French bistro that opened in Ohiradai, a quiet residential area of Hamamatsu, and has been running an Italian restaurant in Sukenobu for 12 years...
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