We visited "Yamaboshi Sabou," a cafe produced by "Hanamizuki Koubou," a Hamamatsu-based housing manufacturer that has built over 3,000 custom-built homes using natural materials and traditional techniques! The cafe is located in the quiet Fujimidai area of Iwata, and has a simple, modern atmosphere...
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In late May, as the greenery was becoming lush, I took a two-night, three-day trip to Zushi and Kamakura with my beloved dog, Chocolat. I asked Daisuke Matsumiya, the representative and manager of the company that operates the renovated traditional Japanese house hotel "Kamakura Kokon" where we stayed, about pet-friendly cafes...
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This year, I'd like to dedicate myself to making homemade plum wine and pickled plums using Nanko plums that I harvested during my first plum-picking experience at artist Shintaro Ajioka's home! By trying out different base alcohols, I can find my favorite type of plum wine...
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I visited the home, office, and studio of contemporary artist Shintaro Ajioka, who is based in Toyohashi and active on the world stage! I received a notice about the annual "plum picking" event held at the Ajioka residence before the rainy season, so I took a drive there! His daughter, Akari, knew about it...
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We visited Toriichi Meat Shop, a long-established butcher shop in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, with over 80 years of history! This butcher shop specializes in delicious, safe, and secure domestic meats, including their own brand of duck, "Aichi Duck," as well as beef, pork, chicken, and wild boar. They handle only carefully selected ingredients! [Storefront...].
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I was invited to a home party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kunihisa and Tomoko Ueno, whom I met through an introduction from Daisuke Matsumiya, the representative and manager of the operating company of the Kamakura Kokon, a traditional Japanese house hotel in Kamakura! The other day at my house...
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マセラティの正規ディーラーである「マセラティ名古屋桜山」が名古屋市名東区に移転され、2021年4月17日（土）に新たに国内最大級のショールーム「マセラティ名古屋インター（MASERATI Nagoya Inter）」とし...
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I attended a tea ceremony held in a "mud-dyed tea room," a work by artist Shintaro Ajioka, set up in a forest overlooking the Itajiki River, nestled between the Ure River and the JR Iida Line near Yutani Onsen in Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture! Between Toyohashi Station (Aichi Prefecture) and Tatsuno Station (Nagano Prefecture), a distance of 195.7km, there were 94...
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At "Reminiscence," a French restaurant located along Shirakawa Park Higashihonmachi Street, close to the lush green Shirakawa Park in Nagoya, the first dessert in their course menu features "Tenshioto," a new brand of muskmelon from Shizuoka, cultivated by "Kageyama Melon Farm"...
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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". It opened in April 2007 and is celebrating its 8th anniversary this year, 2015. Since coming to Hamamatsu, "Kokoro-san" has become my go-to place for okonomiyaki...
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芳しい至高の香り、見事なまでの芳醇さとシルキーなくちどけ、脳天を刺激する極上の甘味が特徴の「天使音マスクメロン」に私たちが出会ったのは丁度1年前のこと。京都で高級野菜や極上フルーツを取り扱い一流の料理店などに卸をされてい...
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February 22 is the 9th anniversary of our marriage.The cherry blossoms have begun to bloom in Lake Sanaru near...
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