Auberge de Primavera, a pioneer of French restaurants in Karuizawa, is run by owner-chef Yasuyuki Onuma. This time, we'll be showcasing this wonderful restaurant surrounded by autumn foliage...
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Birthday trip in Karuizawa ① Yamanashi "GOOD DINER INN COPAIN Hokuto Branch" Terrace lunch where dogs are allowed
Every year, I take a birthday trip in November for my birthday. Due to the pandemic, I couldn't travel abroad, and for the past few years, I've been hesitant to travel at all. Last year, I went on a trip to Atami to enjoy the hot springs, and this year I went to Karuizawa to enjoy the autumn foliage! My family has also experienced the effects of COVID-19...
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Hamamatsu's "Yakitori Hadashi": Enjoy carefully grilled yakitori over binchotan charcoal, served omakase (chef's choice) until you tell them to stop!
Located in Sanarudai 2-chome, a quiet residential area away from the hustle and bustle of the city, "Yakitori Hadashi," a charcoal-grilled yakitori specialty restaurant, opened in December 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since it's quite close to my home by Lake Sanaru, I was happy to see a yakitori restaurant open nearby, and I posted about it on Instagram...
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Hamamatsu Chinese Restaurant "Ibe": Enjoy delicate and refined flavors of Chinese cuisine that is gentle on the stomach.
After training under Chef Shizuo Miyamoto of "Seika," a renowned Chinese restaurant in Hamamatsu known to those in the know (which closed in March 2007 and is now operating as "Kyo, Seika" in Kyoto), Chef Ibe opened his own Chinese restaurant, "Chinese Restaurant Ibe," in Kaminishi-cho on May 15, 2008.
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Kanerin Unagi Restaurant in Hamamatsu: Enjoy a nutritious eel rice bowl grilled over Kishu Binchotan charcoal while overlooking the courtyard.
Located along the Yuto Kaido road in Irino-cho, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu City, "Kanerin Unagi-ten," a specialty eel restaurant founded in 1952, has recently revamped its signage and serves eels grilled over Kishu Binchotan charcoal. It's one of the most popular eel restaurants in Hamamatsu! Our neighborhood...
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70St. (Nanamaru Studio) is a general store and cafe in Hamamatsu, a renovated former watch shop filled with the owner's passion and attention to detail.
Lunchtime at "70St. (Nanamaru Studio)," a general store and cafe that opened on May 30, 2021, along the Yuto Kaido road, which was once lined with over 100 shops and bustling with activity! The "70" in the shop's name comes from the owner, Naoto Kawai's name...
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Hamamatsu's "Chinese Restaurant Wakabayashi (Rurin)" offers popular, affordable lunches that carry on the authentic taste of Chen Mapo Tofu!
In Hamamatsu, in a residential area south of the Hamamatsu West Post Office in Nishi-Iba, I went to "Chuka Wakabayashi (Rurin)" for a Chinese lunch in search of authentic Chen Mapo Tofu! The lunch menu is posted at the entrance, and you can choose from five main dishes. Lunchtime...
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A birthday cake from Hamamatsu patisserie "Abondance," a popular patisserie from France!
If you're looking for a blue cake shop along Sumiyoshi Street in Hamamatsu, look no further than Patisserie Abondance! Abondance means "corn d'bondance" (horn of fertility), which is considered very auspicious in France. The owner-patissier...
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L'AGAPE, a French restaurant in Fujieda, offers consistently delicious, classic French cuisine.
I went for lunch in Fujieda for the first time in a while at "L'AGAPE," a French restaurant located in a tenant building along Aoshima Junior High School Street in Aoba-cho, Fujieda City! This restaurant is owned and run by chef Takayuki Matsushita...
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Ginza's Michelin-starred restaurant "Restaurant L'Argent" offers modern French cuisine incorporating elements of Scandinavian and Japanese influences.
Located at the intersection of Ginza 4-chome, directly connected to Ginza Station, and towering in front of the Wako Clock Tower, is "GINZA PLACE." The building's exterior design was commissioned by Klein Dytham Architecture (KDa), a firm internationally acclaimed for its design and deep understanding of Japan...
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Enjoy the chili oil and dried sardine chili oil set from Ebisu nouvelle Chinese restaurant "WASA" as a snack with your drinks.
Located in Ebisu, WASA is a Chinese restaurant that has gained attention for its unique and creative Chinese cuisine, despite having no sign, and is one of the most difficult restaurants to get a reservation at. The chefs have worked at other famous restaurants such as Fukurinmon Shuka, Epicer in Nishi-Azabu, and Kaikatei in Gifu, known for its nouvelle Chinese cuisine...
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Hamamatsu Afternoon Tea Party "A Gathering of Tea - Surrounded by the Aroma of Earl Grey"
On a May afternoon when the breeze felt like summer, I invited my tea-loving friends to my home for an afternoon tea party titled "A Tea Gathering - Surrounded by the Aroma of Earl Grey"! This "Tea Gathering" was planned in Hamamatsu...
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