The plum season has arrived again this year! Following last year, I harvested some green Nanko plums from a friend's magnificent plum tree, 5kg from the home of Toyohashi artist Shintaro Ajioka, and 11kg from the home of Maserati and Porsche enthusiast Toshiro Muramatsu in Mori-machi, for a total of 16kg of green plums...
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On a May afternoon when the breeze felt like summer, I invited my tea-loving friends to my home for an afternoon tea party titled "A Tea Gathering - Surrounded by the Aroma of Earl Grey"! This "Tea Gathering" was planned in Hamamatsu...
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I visited "aru," a French restaurant that opened on December 27, 2017, on the second floor of a multi-tenant building in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, and has quickly risen to prominence, becoming one of the most popular restaurants in the Higashi-Mikawa area, for a full-course lunch! The location is near JR Toyohashi Station...
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Welcome to Maserati Hamamatsu, operated by GLION GROUP, headquartered in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, which handles Maserati, a luxury car brand known for its Italian-inspired sports cars and its distinctive logo featuring Neptune's trident!.
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We visited Hanamizuki Kobo, a Hamamatsu-based home builder that has constructed over 3,000 custom-built homes using natural materials and traditional techniques! Located in Ohiradai, overlooking Lake Sanaru, their headquarters also has a model house adjacent to it, a 1999 completed...
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Operated by GLION GROUP, headquartered in Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture, Maserati Hamamatsu handles Maserati, a luxury car brand known for its Italian flair and distinctive logo featuring Neptune's trident! Now...
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"Teuchi Soba Naru" is a stylish soba restaurant with a café-like atmosphere where you can enjoy handmade soba noodles made with freshly ground, homemade flour every day. Affectionately known as "Naru Soba," it's a popular soba restaurant that, unusually for a soba shop, is also supported by many young people! It's located in Hamamatsu City...
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HIRAIDE Homemade Store is a specialty store for confectionery and bread ingredients operated by Hiraide Shoten Co., Ltd., a specialized trading company for confectionery ingredients. Located in Kamoe, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu City, it's a specialty store selling ingredients for confectionery, bread, and other sweets! The operating company is Hiraide Shoten Co., Ltd.
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Boulangerie Kaseru, which underwent a renovation in November 2021, has been transformed into a wonderful bakery with an exterior reminiscent of a stylish Parisian corner! This is the former bakery "P..." that was located in Tomizuka.
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We headed to the Matsumoto branch of "Matsumoto Fruit Gallery & Fruit Parlor TRE PINI," a long-established fruit shop founded in 1955, easily recognizable by its classic brick building. The first floor is a fruit specialty shop selling carefully selected fruits and gift items...
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In the town of Kiyomi, not far from Hida Takayama, lies "Curnontue," a charcuterie specializing in traditional French ham and sausages, seeking the same cool air and delicious water as in France. They are passionate about the art of smoking...
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In Hida Takayama, a mountain town long known as a "village of craftsmen" where forestry and construction thrive, comes a Danish furniture manufacturer originating in Japan. Their products embody the refined skills of Japanese artisans, creating beautiful and enriching living spaces, each piece bearing the "made in Japan" stamp.
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