I visited "Boulangerie Lamp Patisserie Sion," which relocated and reopened in May 2018 on a lush, green hill in Tomizuka! "Boulangerie" is French for...
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Let's warm up with charcoal and hot pot! A New Year's party with fine wine, a charcoal grill, and shabu-shabu!
With winter truly upon us and the weather bitterly cold these days, our New Year's party at home will feature a charcoal grill on a tabletop to keep warm, and a hot pot to warm you to the core, along with some exquisite wine for our charcoal grill and shabu-shabu party! On this particular day, we visited "WINE B...", a wine shop in Hamamatsu.
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"Nomidokoro Kucchioro" - You'll find yourself drinking too much! A bar with a great selection of fine sake and snacks!
We're holding a New Year's party at "Nomidokoro Cucciolo," a pub run by the Italian restaurant "Il Cucciolo," located at the corner of the intersection near the Shijimitsuka Ruins on White Street!.
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We are currently hosting the "Shaku Nagatake Pottery Exhibition," featuring ceramics by Toyama-based potter, at my home salon!
富山の岩瀬にて作陶する陶芸家「釋永 岳 (Gaku Shakunaga)」の作品を展示し、浜松の我が家のサロンにて「釋永岳 陶芸展」を開催しております！ 日本国内の有名レストランの一流シェフや高級ホテルなどで採用されてお...
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A taste test of Japanese Black Wagyu beef! Our annual New Year's party featuring our family's "Rosanjin-style sukiyaki."
毎年恒例となる我が家の新年会は「すき焼き」と決まっており、本年も気の合う友人たちを御誘いし「魯山人風すき焼き」で「黒毛和牛の食べ比べ」を楽しみます！ 篆刻家、画家、陶芸家、書道家、漆芸家、料理家など様々な顔を持つ「北大路...
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We welcomed New Year's Day with homemade osechi ryori (traditional New Year's dishes) and ozoni (New Year's soup), and toasted with limited-edition sake from Aramasa Brewery!
At our family dinner table to celebrate the New Year, we enjoyed the Osechi ryori (traditional New Year's dishes) lovingly prepared by Keiko, the mother of our friends, sisters Ayako and Nanako Matsui, along with our own Ozoni (New Year's soup), and toasted with fine sake! The Osechi ryori consisted of Japanese kaiseki cuisine...
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Happy New Year at Ryūunji Temple! First shrine visit of the year! The temple bell rings on New Year's Eve and the Lantern Festival, a light of life, welcome the new year!
Happy New Year! For the New Year's Eve bell ringing and first shrine visit of the year, I went to Ryouunji Temple, located on the shores of Lake Sanaru, quite close to my home! This temple was founded in the 1330s during the Nanboku-cho period, approximately 700 years ago, by a grandson of Emperor Nijō...
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End New Year's Eve with exquisite freshly made soba noodles and tempura at "Soba-ya Omori".
We had our New Year's Eve soba at "Soba-ya Omori" in Nakajima, Hamamatsu, which serves the finest soba noodles, using buckwheat flour selected from all over Japan and changing the flour each week! Here, the owner, Masato Omori, meticulously prepares the freshly made, hand-ground soba noodles, and his wife, Saeko, carefully fries the noodles...
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"Shunsai Koro" - Conclude your year-end party with exquisite charcoal-grilled wild duck and grouper hot pot!
I went to "Shunsai Koro," a Japanese restaurant in Higashi-Iba, Hamamatsu, for my last year-end party of the year! This restaurant was opened on October 23, 2000, by owner Osamu Niimura, and serves Japanese cuisine that utilizes seasonal ingredients. This time of year...
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"Shurei Soba" is a very popular restaurant that features live performances of Okinawan folk songs accompanied by Okinawan shamisen and soaring vocals.
Let's head from The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa to Naha City for our last lunch in Okinawa! We'll take the highway and arrive in Naha City after about an hour's drive! It's just lunchtime...
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It's time to say goodbye to The Ritz-Carlton Okinawa, a hotel steeped in the tradition and elegance of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Enjoy an elegant and tranquil time at The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa, a hotel boasting the traditions of the Ryukyu Kingdom and the beauty of nature! After finishing breakfast on the terrace, feeling the pleasant breeze, the sky begins to clear, marking the end of our Okinawa trip...
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Buffet breakfast on the terrace overlooking Nago Bay at The Ritz-Carlton Okinawa.
I enjoyed a refreshing morning at "Dining GUSUKU" in "The Ritz-Carlton, Okinawa"! The breakfast venue is located on the 3rd floor of the hotel...
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