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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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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三河湾一望の全室オーシャンフロントの客室となり、三河湾で漁れる海の幸をふんだんに用いた料理がいただけ、心温まるおもてなしで愛犬と過ごせる温浴旅館「みかわ温泉 海遊亭」へ。 2022年4月には、和モダンでスタイリッシュな露...
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In Yoshina Onsen, a hot spring resort known as the "sacred hot spring for fertility" and said to be the oldest hot spring in Izu, discovered by the Nara period high priest Gyoki, the long-established inn "Tofuya," which boasts a 400-year history dating back to the Edo period, reopened in 2010 with a new look as "Tofuya R...".
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今年の11月9日で50歳を迎えた私の誕生日旅行は、コロナ禍で家族に迎えた愛犬ショコラと過ごす伊豆旅行に決定。初日は、「修善寺温泉街」の散策からスタートしました。私たちの住まう浜松と修善寺は同じ静岡県内でありながらも、その...
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This summer, "WAH Water Activity Hamana Lake," a new lake leisure activity officially launching on July 22nd, 2023 (Sat) in Okuhama Lake, will unveil its stand-up paddleboards (SUPs) and pedal boats manufactured by HOBIE, a California-born company...
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東京⇄名古屋間の東名高速走路のサービスエリアとして浜松市北区三ヶ日町にある「EXPASA浜名湖」は、上下線で施設を共有する集約型となり、浜名湖を見渡せる高台に位置しており、絶景のロケーションを誇ります！ こちらは、201...
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Lake Sanaru, famous as a cherry blossom viewing spot in spring, boasts approximately 800 cherry trees blooming in succession throughout its 6km circumference, including Kawazu cherry blossoms, Kanzanji cherry blossoms, Somei Yoshino, Oshima cherry blossoms, mountain cherry blossoms, weeping cherry blossoms, and double-flowered cherry blossoms. Every year, I look down on Lake Sanaru from my home...
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A 15-minute drive from the Nagasaka Interchange on the Chuo Expressway takes you to the "Yatsugatake Kogen Ohashi" bridge, also known as the "yellow bridge," which spans the Kawamata River Valley on the Kiyosato Kogen Road. The view from there, with the Yatsugatake Mountains in the background, is a panoramic vista of nature! Beyond the bridge (on the Kiyosato side) is the free "Yatsugatake...".
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If you're visiting Atami, one of the places I'd recommend is the spectacular view from the top of Nishikigaura Mountain, and Atami Castle, which stands atop Nishikigaura Mountain and was built in 1959 (Showa 34)! This castle was once the site of the castle of successive famous generals of the Odawara Hojo clan, who wielded great power in the Kanto and Tokai regions during the Sengoku period...
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I spent the early morning at "Katsugyo no Yado Asashio," a scenic inn on the shores of Lake Hamana, overlooking Bentenjima Island, a popular tourist spot and power spot on Lake Hamana. A short trip to the nearby Bentenjima Seaside Park reveals the beautifully curved Hamana Bridge and the stunning gradient of colors before sunrise...
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Nestled on the scenic shores of Lake Hamana, overlooking Bentenjima Island—a popular tourist spot and power spot on Lake Hamana—"Katsugyo no Yado Asashio" is a guesthouse that was started by the previous owner, Masahiro Yamada, as a fishing boat business. The current owner, Keisuke Yamada, also honed his skills at a Japanese restaurant...
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