This year's birthday trip was a trip to Lake Ashi in Hakone with my beloved dog, Chocolat, to enjoy the autumn foliage. After calming my mind at Hakone Shrine, which was ablaze with autumn colors, we went to Salon de thé Rosage, a dessert restaurant directly managed by the Yama no Hotel located on the shores of Lake Ashi...
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Following the renovation of the Shuzenji Onsen bus stop, a café called "MatoKa," which also houses a Baumkuchen workshop, opened next to the bus stop on December 19, 2024. The 43-year-old bus stop had become dilapidated, and the café opened as a way to provide a relaxing space for visitors...
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Just a two-minute walk from Hakone-Gora Station, COFFEE CAMP, a popular cafe housed in a renovated former agricultural cooperative building, offers a peaceful and relaxing time with its aromatic, freshly roasted coffee...
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Petit ami cafe creperie & brasserie is a small creperie and brasserie located in the heart of Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, within walking distance of JR Hamamatsu Station. It feels like you're traveling through the French countryside...
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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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Lunchtime at "ORANGE BALCONY," a pet-friendly cafe and restaurant with a panoramic view of Lake Biwa, including the Biwa Lake Bridge. It's located on the second floor of the "Pieri Moriyama" shopping mall in Imahamacho, Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture...
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Located next to the Metasequoia Avenue in Makino Highlands, Shiga Prefecture, is the "Namiki Cafe Metasequoia," a cafe offering panoramic views of the tree-lined avenue. The terrace seating is dog-friendly, and with the Metasequoia Avenue stretching out before you, it's highly recommended during pleasant weather.
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Summer has only just begun, but this summer is predicted to be extremely hot, with temperatures exceeding 30°C day and night. Amidst this heat, I took my dog for a drive along the summer coast to Cape Irago to try and cool off, even if only in spirit. On the way from Hamamatsu to Cape Irago...
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In search of a cafe where I could spend time with my dog and enjoy delicious specialty coffee, I went to "Coffee Gou" in Koda Town, Aichi Prefecture. This is a dog-friendly cafe run by a dog-loving couple, a small shop with only four tables. It has a somewhat nostalgic atmosphere...
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Based on the concept of "countryside, food, and music," we visited "French Bistro & Cafe noyau," which just opened on November 1st, 2023, overlooking the tranquil countryside of Enshu Mori-machi, with a rural landscape stretching out below. "Noyau" means "no..." in French.
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We celebrated our birthday at "CHAKI CHAKI," a popular Japanese cafe located on a riverside terrace overlooking the clear waters of the Yoshina River in Izu, offering matcha green tea from Shizuoka Prefecture and traditional Japanese sweets. This cafe is owned by the design firm "K Design...".
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In Yoshina Onsen, a hot spring resort known as the "sacred hot spring for fertility" and said to be the oldest hot spring in Izu, discovered by the Nara period high priest Gyoki, the long-established inn "Tofuya," which boasts a 400-year history dating back to the Edo period, reopened in 2010 with a new look as "Tofuya R...".
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