Let's head to Patisserie La Verite, a popular patisserie located in Ohiradai, Hamamatsu! It's easily recognizable by its stylish exterior and the sign featuring a rabbit. The name "La Verite" comes from...
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"Happy New Year! Celebrate the New Year with a splendid New Year's feast, 'Tomi no Mai,' supervised by Kyoto Gion Hanamai."
[Happy New Year] I respectfully extend my New Year's greetings. I hope you all are enjoying a refreshing start to the new year. Thank you very much for your support last year. This year, too, our family will be flying... in a manner befitting the Year of the Rabbit...
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I invited my Taiwanese friends and their families to Restaurant L'Argent, a Michelin-starred French restaurant in Ginza that has been awarded one star for two consecutive years!
Located at the intersection of Ginza 4-chome, directly connected to Ginza Station, and towering in front of the Wako Clock Tower, is "GINZA PLACE." The building's exterior design was commissioned by Klein Dytham Architecture (KDa), a firm internationally acclaimed for its design and deep understanding of Japan...
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"A Christmas party where we invite Mr. and Mrs. Iketeru to enjoy a full course meal prepared by a private chef."
One evening in December, as the real cold weather arrived, I invited a couple of friends to my home for an early Christmas party, where we enjoyed a full-course Italian dinner prepared by a private chef! The antique lighting in the dining room...
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Mimosa Chocolaterie, a specialty chocolate shop in Hamamatsu, offers fragrant chocolates perfect for giving to someone special.
If you're looking for high-quality chocolate, head to "Mimosa Chocolaterie," a chocolate specialty shop located along the Kanazashi Kaido road in Neaicho, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu City. Look for the yellow awning and gold sign...
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"NO'AGE concentré" reopens in Takajo, offering a pairing course where you can enjoy sake, tea, snacks, and sweets.
"BAR NO'AGE," which has delighted many bar enthusiasts for 6 and a half years in Fukuroi and 21 years as an authentic bar in Shichikencho, Shizuoka City, has "condensed and concentrated" the various encounters and experiences it has gained so far, and is now located a little away from the city center...
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Birthday Trip in Karuizawa⑤: A Healthy Breakfast Featuring Highland Vegetables at "Auberge de Primavera"
A refreshing morning awaits at Auberge de Primavera, a French restaurant in Karuizawa with all-junior suite accommodations. I visited in early November during the autumn foliage season as part of a birthday trip, and the leaves had fallen...
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Birthday Trip in Karuizawa ④ A blissful birthday dinner at "Auberge de Primavera"
Auberge de Primavera, a pioneer of French restaurants in Karuizawa, is run by owner-chef Yasuyuki Onuma. This time, we'll be showcasing this wonderful restaurant surrounded by autumn foliage...
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Birthday trip in Karuizawa ① Yamanashi "GOOD DINER INN COPAIN Hokuto Branch" Terrace lunch where dogs are allowed
Every year, I take a birthday trip in November for my birthday. Due to the pandemic, I couldn't travel abroad, and for the past few years, I've been hesitant to travel at all. Last year, I went on a trip to Atami to enjoy the hot springs, and this year I went to Karuizawa to enjoy the autumn foliage! My family has also experienced the effects of COVID-19...
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Hamamatsu's "Yakitori Hadashi": Enjoy carefully grilled yakitori over binchotan charcoal, served omakase (chef's choice) until you tell them to stop!
Located in Sanarudai 2-chome, a quiet residential area away from the hustle and bustle of the city, "Yakitori Hadashi," a charcoal-grilled yakitori specialty restaurant, opened in December 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since it's quite close to my home by Lake Sanaru, I was happy to see a yakitori restaurant open nearby, and I posted about it on Instagram...
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Hamamatsu Chinese Restaurant "Ibe": Enjoy delicate and refined flavors of Chinese cuisine that is gentle on the stomach.
After training under Chef Shizuo Miyamoto of "Seika," a renowned Chinese restaurant in Hamamatsu known to those in the know (which closed in March 2007 and is now operating as "Kyo, Seika" in Kyoto), Chef Ibe opened his own Chinese restaurant, "Chinese Restaurant Ibe," in Kaminishi-cho on May 15, 2008.
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Kanerin Unagi Restaurant in Hamamatsu: Enjoy a nutritious eel rice bowl grilled over Kishu Binchotan charcoal while overlooking the courtyard.
Located along the Yuto Kaido road in Irino-cho, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu City, "Kanerin Unagi-ten," a specialty eel restaurant founded in 1952, has recently revamped its signage and serves eels grilled over Kishu Binchotan charcoal. It's one of the most popular eel restaurants in Hamamatsu! Our neighborhood...
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