Our food-hopping trip through Mie and Ise with our beloved dog, Chocolat, took us down Oharai-machi Street, past the main entrance to Okage Yokocho, and towards Ise Grand Shrine. Compared to early morning, it was getting busier and more crowded before noon. At Ise Grand Shrine (Naiku)...
...Mie/Ise "Kawanishiya" Fluffy Tamagoyaki! Eating my way through Oharai-machi and Okage-yokocho with my dog ①
My trip to Ise, Mie Prefecture, in late April when the fresh greenery was dazzling, started at Okage Yokocho, a tourist spot adjacent to the Inner Shrine (Naiku) of Ise Grand Shrine in Ise City! Oharai-machi Street and Okage Yokocho are charming streets with steam rising from them...
...Hamamatsu "Higashi-Oyama Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival 2025: The largest cherry blossom and rape blossom festival in western Shizuoka Prefecture, celebrating its 10th anniversary"
The Higashi-Oyama Kawazu Cherry Blossom Festival 2025, the largest of its kind in western Shizuoka Prefecture and beloved by many visitors, celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. It's located approximately 3km from the Hamamatsu-Nishi Interchange on the Tomei Expressway and about 9km north-northwest of JR Hamamatsu Station, along the road leading to Lake Hamana...
...The aroma magician who earned a star at the Sichuan Restaurant Singapore branch of the Chinese restaurant "1022 TTT" in Nagoya.
I had a full-course dinner at "1022/Ten twenty-two," a Chinese restaurant quietly located in the Endoji Shopping Arcade in Nagoyano. It's located on the second floor of the "endoji square" building, a 7-minute walk from Nagoya Station and Kokusai Center Station...
...Shiga wedding anniversary trip: "dry river 2nd" - the second branch of a popular bakery opening at the Alternative Community Center, Uchimei.
滋賀旅の最後を締めくくるこちらは、北比良にあるオルタナティブ公民館「打明-UCHIAKE-」にて、お店を開く人気パン屋の2号店「dry river 2nd」へ。こちらは、旧住所である「打明」から名を取り、地域の皆が風通し...
...Shiga wedding anniversary trip: "Cosi-cosi," a pizzeria that's only open once a month.
Cosi-cosi, a pizzeria located in Kitahira, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, is open only once a month on weekends. The owner, Mr. Shimizu, works as a company employee during the week, so he opens the pizzeria only once a month on his days off. (The restaurant is located in a first-class building...).
...Shiga Wedding Anniversary Trip: "Biwako Matsunoura Bettei" - A Dog-Friendly Hot Spring Resort - Gamouno Breakfast Edition -
A quiet morning awaits at Biwako Matsunoura Bettei, a dog-friendly hot spring resort nestled on the shores of Lake Biwa. During an early morning stroll along the lakeshore, the cool, refreshing morning air feels delightfully pleasant against the skin, and the sunrise sky, painted in a gradation of colors moment by moment, is subtly...
...Shiga Wedding Anniversary Trip: "Biwako Matsunoura Bettei" - A Dog-Friendly Hot Spring Resort - Gamouno Dinner Edition -
Located on the shores of Lake Biwa, the dog-friendly hot spring resort "Biwako Matsunoura Bettei" quietly welcomes the arrival of a blue sky, the sky transforms into a vibrant deep blue, and the inn lights up, preparing for the night. Dinner is served in the inn's dining room, "Gamouno/GAMOU...".
...Our wedding anniversary trip to Shiga: "Biwako Matsunoura Bettei" - A dog-friendly hot spring resort - Biwa Lake shore walk edition -
Behind Biwako Matsunoura Bettei, a dog-friendly hot spring resort nestled on the shores of Lake Biwa, there's a walking path leading to the lakeshore, which you can freely access. While letting your dog play in the dog run is great, why not extend your trip and enjoy a stroll along the lakeshore with your dog...?.
...Shiga Wedding Anniversary Trip: "Biwako Matsunoura Bettei" - A Dog-Friendly Hot Spring Resort by the Lake - Guest Room Review -
Located on the shores of Lake Biwa, Biwako Matsunoura Bettei is a dog-friendly hot spring resort with 10 guest rooms, each offering a different atmosphere. The room we'll be staying in is semi-suite room 102, "Kikusui," located on the first floor. [...text continues...].
...Shiga Wedding Anniversary Trip: "Biwako Matsunoura Bettei" - A Dog-Friendly Hot Spring Resort by the Lake - Facilities Review -
Located on the shores of Lake Biwa in Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, is Biwako Matsunoura Bettei, a dog-friendly hot spring resort. For our Shiga trip to celebrate our 13th wedding anniversary, we chose this highly-rated resort, popular among dog lovers. It's only about an hour's drive from Kyoto...
...Shiga Wedding Anniversary Trip: "Doji," a legendary cafe hailed as a legend in the cafe world, moves from Kyoto to Shiga.
In Kitayama, Kyoto, Mr. and Mrs. Dojiro Miyano, who have run "cafe Doji," a legendary cafe that has been a driving force in Kyoto's cafe culture for 35 years and are even hailed as legends in the cafe world, are coming from Kyoto to India...
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