At Furuya Ryokan, a hot spring inn in Atami Onsen boasting a history of over 200 years since its founding in 1806, head chef Kazuyoshi Taneda, originally from Miyazaki Prefecture, uses carefully selected ingredients from all over Japan, incorporating new ideas while remaining committed to traditional Japanese cuisine...
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Blue Nine Cafe, a dining cafe located just a few minutes' walk from Atami Sun Beach, offers wines carefully selected by a senior sommelier and original menus supervised by a French chef. It reopened in July 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic...
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88tees CAFE is a cafe directly operated by the popular Hawaiian brand "88tees." Located in a prime location in front of Atami Sun Beach, it offers Hawaiian cuisine that evokes a resort atmosphere, while also selling Hawaiian T-shirts and other goods directly imported from Hawaii...
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We headed to "Atami Nagisa-cho Osakana Donburi Bistro," a particularly lively restaurant in Nagisa-cho, right in front of Atami Sun Beach! Operating under the concept of "making fun memories the best souvenir," the restaurant, as its name suggests, offers a wide variety of donburi (rice bowl) dishes, overflowing with delicious food...
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ENOTECA MANIFATTURA, located within walking distance of Atami Station, can be seen by turning left onto the bus street after passing through the Nakamise shopping arcade in front of Atami Station. It's a revival of the famous Atami restaurant "Bistro..." which closed due to the building's deterioration.
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Nagisa-kan, a traditional Japanese hot spring inn located in front of Atami Sun Beach, boasts a spectacular open-air bath overlooking Atami Port, a wide variety of private baths, and kaiseki cuisine featuring seasonal Atami ingredients. Our accommodation for the first night of our Atami birthday trip was...
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As autumn deepens and the trees shed their leaves, glimpses of colorful autumn foliage can be seen here and there in the mountains across Japan. Although things are finally starting to calm down, the COVID-19 pandemic still poses a serious threat, so I've decided against an overseas trip for my birthday this year and will instead travel within Japan, specifically within my prefecture...
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I went to "Kanerin Unagi-ten," an eel specialty restaurant founded in 1952, located along the Yuto Kaido road in Irino-cho, Nishi-ku, Hamamatsu City! When it comes to "Hamamatsu food," the first thing that comes to mind is undoubtedly "eel," and there are many eel specialty restaurants, each with its own unique grilling method, sauce flavor, and even rice preparation...
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I was fortunate enough to be invited to Tempura Naruse in Shizuoka, a restaurant renowned for being incredibly difficult to get a reservation at and attracting gourmets from all over Japan. The restaurant is located next to Asama Shrine, and is said to have been built by Ota Dokan, a samurai from the late Muromachi period known for constructing Edo Castle...
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Founded in 1983, Bunka Western Restaurant is a long-established Western-style restaurant with its main branch in Ikeshita and multiple locations in Nagoya, including Midland Square and Meitetsu Department Store. We visited one of these locations, Bistro Bunka Western Restaurant in Chikusa, for lunch! It's a short walk from Chikusa Station...
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浜名湖畔をドライブしながら、ダッチコーヒーで有名な昔ながらの喫茶店「珈琲処みつわ」へ友人とモーニング！ こちらは大正創業と古い歴史を誇り、鷲津駅前という好立地に位置しています。落ち着き溢れる大正ロマン、何処か懐かしみを感...
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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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