Osechi ryori, a traditional New Year's dish, is a lucky food in which each ingredient is imbued with a wish.

"Osechi ryori" refers to celebratory dishes eaten during the New Year. "Osechi" is an abbreviation of "osechiku," and it is a mixture of dishes eaten at the beginning of the year to pray for a bountiful harvest, celebratory meals of samurai families, and dishes of commoners celebrating the New Year. Furthermore, during the first three days of the New Year...

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"Kappo Benichi," a long-established kappo restaurant founded in 1924, offers kaiseki cuisine in a relaxed private room, along with a rich history of traditional Japanese cuisine.

Founded in 1924 (Taisho 13), Kappo Benichi, a long-established restaurant in Hamamatsu's fish market district, celebrated its 90th anniversary in 2014. Beyond its cuisine, it boasts a charming atmosphere and offers private Japanese-style rooms, each with a tranquil ambiance. The restaurant features a wonderful array of tableware and furnishings,...

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"Seasonal Cuisine Ouchi" offers a luxurious hot pot dish that can only be enjoyed in winter, where every part of the fish is used: "Tara Nabe" (cod hot pot)!

Located on the 2nd floor of the FOOD Subaru Building, just a few minutes' walk from Act City and close to Hamamatsu Station, "Shun no Ryori Ouchi" is a restaurant whose owner's motto is "freshly prepared dishes using seasonal ingredients." Owner Tetsuo Ouchi avoids inedible decorations and focuses on authentic...

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Hamamatsu handmade soba "Soba-ya Omori": A New Year's Eve soba tradition that has been established since the Edo period as a good luck charm.

Nakajima's "Soba-ya Omori" offers exquisite soba noodles made with buckwheat flour selected from all over Japan, with the flour changing weekly. The freshly made, hand-ground soba noodles are meticulously prepared by the owner, Masato Omori, and the crispy, lightly fried tofu is carefully prepared by his wife, Saeko...

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