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...
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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...
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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...
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To conclude our Shiga trip, we visited "dry river 2nd," the second branch of a popular bakery, located in the alternative community center "Uchiake" in Kitahira. The name "dry river 2nd" comes from the bakery's former address, "Uchiake," reflecting the community's desire for openness and cooperation...
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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...).
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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...
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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...".
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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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Located in a quiet villa area of Kitahira, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, amidst a scattering of stylish shops, is "Kinoshita Restaurant." Surrounded by trees, with a spacious wooden deck, this popular Western-style restaurant blends seamlessly into nature, housed in a wooden-floored detached building. However, a severe cold wave hit in February...
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"PATI...", a Western-style confectionery shop with an attached cafe, is produced by "THE ORIENTAL TERRACE/Torizen," which operates the wedding venue "LE GRAND MIRAGE/Le Grand Mirage" in Shitoro, Hamamatsu.
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My home by Lake Sanaru is open to the public as a salon, displaying antique Scandinavian furniture and works by ceramic artists, providing a space where visitors can see, touch, and learn directly from these pieces. This time, I'm featuring the two-Michelin-starred French restaurant "Reminiscence" in Nagoya...
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Located on the shores of Lake Sanaru in Hamamatsu, Ryūunji Temple is a Rinzai Zen temple founded in the 1330s during the Nanboku-chō period, approximately 700 years ago. It was established by Prince Kidera Yasuhito, a grandson of Emperor Nijō, and is a special place where historical value and modern beauty are fused...
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