Yugawara French restaurant "L'Erle Cambis": A blissful birthday lunch surrounded by a charming bamboo grove.

Nestled quietly at the foot of Mount Taikan in Hakone lies the town of Yugawara. A place steeped in history and culture, beloved by many literary figures since ancient times, it is celebrated in the Manyoshu, the only anthology of poetry, for its natural hot springs. Beyond its reputation as a hot spring resort, it is also blessed with abundant nature throughout the seasons and the bounty of the sea...

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"Washokudokoro Kobayashi," a Japanese restaurant run by Isoya Himono Shop, is popular for its set meals featuring fresh seafood.

Located in the Atami Ekimae Heiwa-dori Shopping Street in front of Atami Station, Washoku-dokoro Kobayashi is easily recognizable by the live fish tank at its entrance where seasonal seafood swims energetically. They serve fresh, locally caught seafood, including abalone, turban shells, spiny lobster, horse mackerel, and sea bream...

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Founded in 1918, "Atami Honke Tokiwagi" is a traditional Japanese confectionery shop in Atami, with a history and architecture passed down through three generations.

Just before the entrance to the "Atami Ginza Shopping Street" is "Atami Honke Tokiwagi," a long-established confectionery shop founded in 1918 (Taisho 7) and soon to celebrate its 100th anniversary. Their yokan (sweet bean jelly) has been made using the same method since the shop's founding and is considered their signature product...

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