For my birthday trip this year, my husband, our dog Chocolat, and I went to the Hakone-Ashinoko area in search of the autumn foliage, which is said to be "the most beautiful in a decade." Unfortunately, it was a cloudy day, but the autumn leaves, glistening with rain, were...
...Mie Prefecture, Taki: "VISON" - A tour of VISON, Japan's largest multi-purpose resort, Part 6: Sweets Village
Located amidst the vast natural beauty of Taki Town in Mie Prefecture, "VISON" is one of Japan's largest integrated resorts. It has previously featured establishments such as "Marche VISON," "San Sebastian Street," "Wa-VISON," and "Atelier VISON," where food, culture, and design are fused together...
...Mie Prefecture, Taki: A Tour of Vison, Japan's Largest Integrated Resort (Part 5: Atelier Vison)
Within the "VISON" complex resort in Taki-cho, Mie Prefecture, "ATELIER VISON" stands out as an area imbued with a particularly serene and artistic atmosphere. This is the work of Koichi Uchida, a ceramic artist and sculptor from Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture...
...Mie Prefecture, Taki: A tour of "VISON," Japan's largest integrated resort ① Marche Vison
Located in Taki Town, Mie Prefecture, "VISON," one of Japan's largest integrated resorts, opened on July 20, 2021. Since then, it has attracted numerous tourists from across Japan with its overwhelming scale, centered around the themes of "food, nature, art, and relaxation.".
...Mie, Taki "HACIENDA VISION" Vol.4 Garden Breakfast with Bread from Mariage de Farine
The mountain ridges of Hacienda Vison are shrouded in a soft morning mist. As the sky gradually begins to glow with the sunlight, the farmland landscape at the foot of the mountains unfolds before your eyes. The birdsong serves as your alarm clock...
...Mie, Taki "HACIENDA VISION" Vol.3 Room service from farm restaurant NOUNIYELL
Located in the same farm area as "HACIENDA VISON," surrounded by forests and mountains, the restaurant "NOUNIYELL" is run by Kewpie Corporation, whose concept is "to give a cheer to the future of agriculture...".
...Enjoy the finest eel rice bowl grilled over binchotan charcoal at Kanerin Unagi-ten in Hamamatsu, while savoring the charm of 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, 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...
...Atelier Messmer Bruneck: Norbert Niederkofler's three-Michelin-starred gastronomy
Good news for food lovers. Anyone who has visited "Atelier Mesmer" in Brunico, Italy, will realize that once is not enough. "I want you to come at least four times a year," says the three-Michelin-starred chef and concept restaurant "Cook the Mountain...
...Enjoy a hearty steak lunch at Steakhouse Maverick, a winery restaurant in Izu/Central Izu!
Let's have lunch at Steakhouse Maverick, a Western-style restaurant located within the Nakaizu Winery Hills, which stretches across the center of the Izu Peninsula. This restaurant has an open terrace, so you can bring your dog along...
...Izu-Shuzenji "Kizuna Plus" Hot Spring Inn for Enjoying Time with Your Dog ④ - Japanese Breakfast & Check-out Edition -
A refreshing morning begins with soft sunlight streaming in and birdsong chirping. Waking up at "Shuzenji Kizuna+" in Izu completely soothes away the fatigue of travel, providing a truly invigorating moment. Breakfast, like dinner, is served in our room, and we requested it for 8 AM...
...Izu-Shuzenji "Kizuna Plus" Hot Spring Inn for Enjoying a Trip with Your Dog ③ ~Luxurious Kaiseki Dinner as a 5th Anniversary Appreciation Event~
As dusk begins to fall and Shuzenji is enveloped in silence, the soft lights of Izu's "Shuzenji Kizuna+" begin to flicker, preparing the anticipation for the meal to come. The dishes, enjoyed while surrendering to the tranquil scenery, are the main course of this trip...
..."MatoKa," a cafe with an attached Baumkuchen workshop, has opened at the Shuzenji bus stop in Shuzenji, Izu.
Following the renovation of the Shuzenji Onsen bus stop, a café called "MatoKa," which also houses a Baumkuchen workshop, opened next to the bus stop on December 19, 2024. The 43-year-old bus stop had become dilapidated, and the café opened as a way to provide a relaxing space for visitors...
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