At our family dinner table to celebrate the New Year, we enjoyed the Osechi ryori (traditional New Year's dishes) lovingly prepared by Keiko, the mother of our friends, sisters Ayako and Nanako Matsui, along with our own Ozoni (New Year's soup), and toasted with fine sake! The Osechi ryori consisted of Japanese kaiseki cuisine...
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Happy New Year! For the New Year's Eve bell ringing and first shrine visit of the year, I went to Ryouunji Temple, located on the shores of Lake Sanaru, quite close to my home! This temple was founded in the 1330s during the Nanboku-cho period, approximately 700 years ago, by a grandson of Emperor Nijō...
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全国から選んだ玄そばを週替わりで粉を変えて打つ、極の蕎麦を提供している浜松は中島の「蕎麦家 おおもり」にて年越しそば！ こちらは、店主である大森正人さんが丹精込めて作られる手挽きの打ち立て蕎麦と奥様の三枝子さんが丹念に揚...
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I went to "Shunsai Koro," a Japanese restaurant in Higashi-Iba, Hamamatsu, for my last year-end party of the year! This restaurant was opened on October 23, 2000, by owner Osamu Niimura, and serves Japanese cuisine that utilizes seasonal ingredients. This time of year...
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Let's head from The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa to Naha City for our last lunch in Okinawa! We'll take the highway and arrive in Naha City after about an hour's drive! It's just lunchtime...
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I enjoyed a refreshing morning at "Dining GUSUKU" in "The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa"! The breakfast venue is located on the 3rd floor of the hotel...
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At the Italian restaurant Churanuuji in The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa, which offered a magical evening experience...
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Let's head to "The Lobby Lounge" at "The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa," a top-class hotel representing Okinawa! The Lobby Lounge is located on the 3rd floor of the hotel...
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沖縄北部の今帰仁村（Nakijinson）にある離島・古宇利島（Kourijima）は、円形の形をした隆起サンゴ礁の島で、面積は約3.17k㎡、周囲は約8kmとなり、人口約400人にも満たない小さな島です！ 沖縄本島トッ...
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Enjoy an exquisite French course meal at "Restaurant SIX," a French restaurant that just opened on April 15, 2018, on Kouri Island, a remote island in northern Okinawa! This is part two! "Restaurant SIX" opens its 6th restaurant on Kouri Island...
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Enjoy an exquisite French course at "Restaurant SIX," a French restaurant that just opened on April 15, 2018, on Kouri Island, a remote island in northern Okinawa! This is Part 1! "Restaurant SIX" opens its 6th...
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ホワイトストリート沿いの大きなヤシの木が目印となり、その坂を登った小高い場所に位置し、佐鳴湖を一望できる最高のロケーションを誇る「The Oriental Terrace – ジオリエンタルテラス」へ！ 旧名...
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