To celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary on February 22nd (Cat Day), my husband and I visited "aru," a French restaurant that opened on December 27th, 2017, on the second floor of a multi-tenant building within a 5-minute walk from JR Toyohashi Station in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture...
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In the quiet residential area of Handayama in Higashi Ward, Hamamatsu City, next to Handa Park, there was a bakery called "Mawarimichi" in a detached house! The madam who had run the bakery there for about 15 years announced her retirement, and her daughter, Yoko Kanehara, and her husband...
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浜松では「夜の街」というイメージが強い千歳町。 日中に出向くことが少ないせいか、至る所の店舗の入れ替わりに気付かぬこともしばしば。 この日は、3月上旬に「Zaza City Hamamatsu (ザザシティ浜松)」フロア...
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In Hamamatsu, along the street leading to Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital in Sumiyoshi, there's an okonomiyaki restaurant with a sign bearing the three hiragana characters "Kokoro"! This restaurant, opened in April 2007 by owner-chef Tatsuya Oishi, has become a nationally renowned establishment...
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I visited "L'atelier du Thé KUKAI," a wonderful tea shop quietly nestled in Nakaizumi, Iwata City! This shop is run by Hideki Kubota, whose family owns a tea wholesale business in Kawane, a famous tea-producing region...
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袋井を代表するカフェ＆ダイニング「IZACAFE coo-kai？ イザカフェ空海」へ！ オーナーであるオキさんこと竹原 興紀 (Okinori Takehara)さんが将来の夢を目標に上京し、キッチンスタッフやバーテン...
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This is the second installment of our exploration of Oimachi, Tokyo's second home, a town brimming with cheap standing bars and known as a "senbero" (getting drunk for 1000 yen) destination, offering a deep and unique atmosphere! Within walking distance of our guesthouse in an Oimachi apartment building, you'll find everything from cheap izakayas to stylish wine bars, and more...
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Oimachi, Tokyo's second home, is a town with a deep, hidden world of cheap standing bars and known as a "senbero" (getting drunk for 1000 yen) town! We've introduced the deep side of Oimachi several times, but this time, since we're meeting up, we'll focus on the area around Oimachi Station...
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浅草ランチは浅草寺を離れ、下町風情を楽しめる奥浅草にひっそりと佇む1968年創業の老舗となる釜めし有名店「釜めし むつみ」へ！ 置屋であった佇まいはどこか懐かしい風情があり、暖簾をくぐると小上がりの座敷が広がり、1階から...
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I drove down the street from the Hamamatsu Kita Post Office in Mikatahara-cho, Kita Ward, Hamamatsu, towards Hamamatsu Technical High School, and headed to "Kushiichi," a hidden gem of a kushikatsu (deep-fried skewers) restaurant, located behind the 7-Eleven across from the TSUTAYA video rental store! I do deep-fry food at home sometimes, but still...
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Founded in the early Meiji era as "Shinhama Fish Shop," and now run by the fourth generation owner, Mitsuhiro Nagatani, "Kappo Shinhama" is a beloved restaurant that is bustling with customers day and night! The interior features counter seating overlooking the kitchen...
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Last September, I received an invitation to a New Year's party from Ryoichiro Iida, one of the members I toured Nepal with and who is now the chairman of "Iida Uniper." And where did I end up? None other than "Horiike Sake Shop," a shop with a sign that simply says "Sake," which pops up unexpectedly in the middle of the town of Tanuma! ...
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