As we welcome the New Year, I made my annual first shrine visit to Hamamatsu Goshajinja Suwajinja in Toshimachi, Hamamatsu! This shrine was established in 1962 when the two original shrines were merged, creating the new Goshajinja Suwajinja. The current shrine building was completed in 1982, and the deities of both shrines are enshrined within a single building...
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For our last meal out on New Year's Eve, we headed to "Soba-ya Omori" in Nakajima, a restaurant that serves 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...
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I visited Maserati Hamamatsu, the dealership that handles the Maserati, a luxury car with the distinctive "Neptune's Harpoon" logo that evokes the spirit of Italy, and where my own car is also serviced, to offer my year-end greetings! The showroom...
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For our second stop, we headed off Himekaido towards Takaoka to "Wantan-ken," a ramen shop near Hamamatsu Municipal Aoi-ga-oka Elementary School! This shop is run by the owner, Mr. Morishige, who previously ran "Homerun-ken," "Nabari," "Rairai-ken," "Koroku," and "Koya no Ramen"...
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I visited "Sanbon / Locally Sourced Ingredients & Local Sake," an izakaya that opened on November 3, 2015, in Hatsuse, Hamamatsu City! The owner, Keisuke Iio, trained for 10 years at the famous Tokyo restaurant "Azabu Juban Tanukichi," before opening his own restaurant in his hometown of Hamamatsu...
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It's been six months since I started going to a sports club within walking distance of my house! Going four days a week at the same time each day, I've naturally become familiar with the faces of the other members. What started as a casual exchange of greetings has now turned into a close relationship...
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Ryo Imazu, the farmer behind "NOTICE," a farm dedicated to growing delicious vegetables under the concept of "connecting people, fields, and food," opened his long-awaited restaurant on November 19th (Sunday)! ...
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I went to "WINE BOUTIQUE PANIER (Panier Sanarudai)" in Sanarudai to buy some Champagne! The chic and modern exterior of the shop is half cellar, and it's a fine wine specialty store with a strong focus on quality control...
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浜松市住吉「総合病院 聖隷浜松病院」前の青果店跡地に2017年8月9日（水）にオープンされたばかりのベトナム料理店「ベトナム食堂（＠浜松）（NHA AN VIETNAM）」へ！ こちらは、オーナーの柳生夫妻が現地ベトナム...
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I visited the Hamamatsu Warehouse Store, the first Costco Wholesale membership-based large-scale retailer to open in Shizuoka Prefecture, on September 1st, 2017, in Kaminishi-cho, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu City! Costco has over 700 warehouse stores in 11 countries and regions worldwide, serving over 200,000 customers...
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New Handy, an Indian and Nepalese restaurant formerly located in Hatsuse-cho, Kita-ku, Hamamatsu City, reopened on May 12, 2017, under the new name ROYAL CURRY! Namaste! The owner...
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We visited "Enshu Mentsumugi Nukumori Kobo," a shop that handles bolts of fabric and goods made from "Enshu Mentsumugi," a traditional textile that has been produced since the Edo period! The new company building and shop, which opened in November 2013, was designed by our close friend, first-class architect, Moriyasu Hase...
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