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...
...Shiga Wedding Anniversary Trip: "Biwako Matsunoura Bettei" - A Dog-Friendly Hot Spring Resort - Gamouno Dinner Edition -
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...".
...Shiga Wedding Anniversary Trip: "Doji," a legendary cafe hailed as a legend in the cafe world, moves from Kyoto to Shiga.
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...
...Shiga wedding anniversary trip: "Kinoshita Restaurant," a popular Western-style restaurant run by a couple who were formerly furniture makers.
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...
..."Patisserie Mirage," a Western-style confectionery shop in Hamamatsu, is produced by the wedding venue "Torizen."
"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.
...Hamamatsu/Sanaru Lake "Finn Juhl" - A salon where you can see, touch, and learn about Scandinavian antique furniture.
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...
...Hamamatsu - Ryounji Temple: Experience the harmony of tranquility and beauty at Ryounji Temple, where you can view the world's largest Heart Sutra.
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...
...Enjoy eel rice bowls grilled over binchotan charcoal while overlooking the courtyard of Kanerin Unagi Restaurant in Hamamatsu.
Located along the Yuto Kaido road in Irino-cho, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu City, "Kanerin Unagi-ten," a specialty eel restaurant founded in 1952, serves eels grilled over binchotan charcoal and is one of the most popular eel restaurants in Hamamatsu. When it comes to "Hamamatsu food," where we live, it's definitely...
...Happy New Year 2025: "A splendid New Year's celebration at home with 'Yume no Mai' Osechi Ryori (traditional New Year's food) supervised by Kyoto Gion Hanamai."
[Happy New Year] I respectfully extend my New Year's greetings. I hope you all are enjoying a refreshing start to the new year. Thank you very much for your support last year. May this be a year befitting the Year of the Snake, which brings good fortune...
...Hamamatsu's handmade soba restaurant "Soba-ya Omori" will serve freshly ground, freshly made, and freshly boiled soba noodles on New Year's Eve.
At "Soba-ya Oomori" in Nakajima, Hamamatsu, which uses buckwheat flour selected from all over Japan and changes weekly to create the finest soba noodles, I plan to enjoy their "New Year's Eve Soba" as a way to wrap up the year. They open earlier than usual on New Year's Eve...
...Hamamatsu/Sanaru Lake: "A Christmas Dinner at Home with Family: Noël dinner 2024"
Christmas, spent with loved ones on this holy night. I'm sure you all had a wonderful time. This year, Christmas fell on a weekday, so many working people probably celebrated Christmas a little earlier. In my family, we always do the same thing every year...
...Hamamatsu: "Reception party to celebrate the grand opening of the relocated Porsche Center Hamamatsu"
Porsche Center Hamamatsu, operated by PUREST Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Masato Kobayashi), has relocated to the automotive district along National Route 152 and will have its grand opening in December 2024!.
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