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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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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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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Lunchtime at "70St. (Nanamaru Studio)," a general store and cafe that opened on May 30, 2021, along the Yuto Kaido road, which was once lined with over 100 shops and bustling with activity! The "70" in the shop's name comes from the owner, Naoto Kawai's name...
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In Hamamatsu, in a residential area south of the Hamamatsu West Post Office in Nishi-Iba, I went to "Chuka Wakabayashi (Rurin)" for a Chinese lunch in search of authentic Chen Mapo Tofu! The lunch menu is posted at the entrance, and you can choose from five main dishes. Lunchtime...
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Following our annual tradition of making homemade plum wine, let's try making homemade pickled plums as another plum-related activity! This year, we managed to get our hands on 16 kg of beautiful Nanko plums, so we used 15 kg for homemade plum wine, but decided to make homemade pickled plums for ourselves...
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If you're looking for a blue cake shop along Sumiyoshi Street in Hamamatsu, look no further than Patisserie Abondance! Abondance means "corn d'bondance" (horn of fertility), which is considered very auspicious in France. The owner-patissier...
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I went for lunch in Fujieda for the first time in a while at "L'AGAPE," a French restaurant located in a tenant building along Aoshima Junior High School Street in Aoba-cho, Fujieda City! This restaurant is owned and run by chef Takayuki Matsushita...
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July 25th, 2022 (Mon) is the 3rd birthday of our beloved dog, Chocolat (long-haired Chihuahua, female)! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I haven't been able to travel abroad for work, so we celebrated her birthday on March 7th, 2020...
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Restaurant L'ARGENT, a Michelin-starred French restaurant located in a prime location in Ginza! This time, Kibou Ogura, the sommelier and manager of L'ARGENT, visited the restaurant on a business trip during her day off...
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The annual Champagne Party hosted by "WINE CLUB HAMAMATSU" on Marine Day this year has a summer party theme centered around white champagnes from Southern France...
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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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