The performance at Tempura Tenkin, where they dip their hands into the piping hot pot and fry the tempura with gusto, is a must-see.

Tenkin is a long-established tempura restaurant where you can always see a line of customers outside. The proprietress can be seen opening the sliding door and calling out, "How many people are in your party?", confirming the number of people outside. Even in the cold winter, the line never ends during lunchtime. Lunchtime hours...

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The okonomiyaki at "Okonomiyaki Kokoro" has a crispy yet fluffy and moist texture, and its taste is addictive.

Along the street in Sumiyoshi, near Seirei Hamamatsu Hospital, there's a shop with a noren (traditional Japanese curtain) displaying the three hiragana characters "Kokoro" (心). It's an okonomiyaki restaurant run by owner Tatsuya Oishi, which opened six years ago. I found this shop relatively soon after moving to Hamamatsu and it piqued my interest...

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新たに「連理 レンリ」は東洋と西洋の融合によるコロニアル仏蘭西料理店として生まれ変わる

This magnificent building, quietly nestled on Mokuren Street yet exuding a sense of grandeur, and featuring a striking "Renri no Ki" (a tree with intertwined branches) as its symbolic centerpiece visible from the garden, is being reborn through a collaboration between its owner and a new chef. It will become a café & restaurant...

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