In Ishikura-machi, near the exit of Chuo-dori in Toyama, where the Enmei Jizo statue is located on the Itachi River, Chef Hozumi Tanaka, who trained in Italy and various places in Tokyo, opened his restaurant in May 2013 with the aim of creating a nationally recognized Italian restaurant and making a name for himself in his hometown of Toyama.
..."Bassa" is an Italian bar with a warm, woody counter where regulars gather.
Located in a side street midway between Nakamachi and Aramachi on the streetcar line, "KAKI's kitchen BASSA" is a semi-basement Italian restaurant with a warm, woody atmosphere. Since opening on August 8, 2012, it has quickly become a favorite among regular customers...
..."Cinqueenta Uno 51" is a wine bar where you can enjoy carefully selected dishes paired with wine.
Located on the second floor of a parking garage building in Aramachi, Toyama City, just a short walk from the Aramachi tram stop, is "51 Cinquecenta Uno," a wine bar where wine bottles are displayed across a glass wall, shining brightly in a blue light. It has become a well-known specialty shop among wine connoisseurs, and late...
..."Merci Shokudo Quatre" Galettes inspired by Brittany, the birthplace of crepes.
Just outside Sogawa, the central district of Toyama, in Shijimachi, you'll find "Merci Shokudo Quatre," a restaurant reminiscent of a small French bistro, specializing in authentic galettes inspired by the Brittany region. It's a small town in northwestern France...
..."Viva La Vita" is a trattoria where you can enjoy traditional regional cuisine from Northern Italy.
Located quietly in an alleyway in the business district, not far from "Barbanco," is "Viva la Vita," a restaurant serving regional Northern Italian cuisine, offering simple and warm service and food with a spirit of hospitality.
...Open from morning till night! Enjoy craft beer casually at "Barbanco," a standing bar!
Opened in March 2013 and now in its second year, "Barbanco" in Shintomi-cho, Toyama City, boasts eight taps for draft beer, offering a diverse selection of craft beers that change daily, all available at the standing bar. "Drink! Eat...".
..."Fujii Restaurant" offers delicate Japanese cuisine for lunch, featuring the rich mountain and sea ingredients of Toyama.
Located in Toyama, a region of Hokuriku blessed with the vast Sea of Japan and majestic mountains, "Oryori Fujii" offers delicate Japanese cuisine using abundant local ingredients. It's a small, somewhat unusual restaurant situated in the parking lot of a drugstore, not far from Toyama University...
..."Chez Fujii" is a French restaurant in Toyama where you can enjoy the perfect pairing of food and wine.
Chez Fujii offers a culinary experience featuring the bounty of Toyama's rich natural environment and seasonal ingredients. Previously, it operated for many years at the location where Himawari Shokudo now stands, but in November 2011, it reopened in Fuse as a combined home and restaurant...
...The Miracle of Silkworms at Matsui Textile Co., Ltd. in Johana, Nanto City! Beautiful Traditional Johana Silk Woven by Nature
440 years ago, the Jōhana Betsuin Zentoku-ji Temple, a branch temple of Kyoto's Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, moved to Jōhana in Nanto City, Toyama Prefecture. Jōhana flourished as a temple town and is known as "Little Kyoto of Etchū." Inami also has a branch temple of Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, the Shinshu Ōtani-ha Inami Betsuin Zuizen-ji Temple...
...富山のノスタルジックな街並み岩瀬にて陶芸家として生きる「釋永岳」
明治時代に建てられた家屋が今も多く残る岩瀬の街並みの一角にある 富山県中新川郡立山町出身の陶芸家として活躍される「釋永岳」さんの住まい兼工房を訪れました。 岩瀬地区は、江戸初期から日本海を行き来する北前船の港町として栄え...
..."SHIMOO DESIGN": Refined and beautiful Japanese tools created by a husband and wife team.
Yao Town is nationally famous for the "Owara Kaze no Bon" festival. I set foot in Yao Town for the first time, as it is also the hometown of my husband's mother, who is from Toyama. Entering Yao Town and proceeding along a narrow, winding mountain path, I came across the "SHIMOO DES..." studio, run by the artist duo of Kazuhiko and Saori Shimoo.
...富山「鮨人」北陸の海の素材を活かした赤酢鮨をランチで堪能!
「鮨人 すしじん」は、越中富山の海の幸を江戸前の技法で美味しく食べることができる、“越中前鮨”のお店。 元々は、東京で設計の仕事に携わっていたという店主・木村泉美さんが、 鮨好きが高じて、鮨の世界ではあまり例を見ない独学...
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