In Yoshina Onsen, a hot spring resort known as the "sacred hot spring for fertility" and said to be the oldest hot spring in Izu, discovered by the Nara period high priest Gyoki, the long-established inn "Tofuya," which boasts a 400-year history dating back to the Edo period, reopened in 2010 with a new look as "Tofuya R...".
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After strolling around the Shuzenji Onsen hot spring resort area in Izu, we enjoyed a light lunch at "Coffee Koto-san," a dog-friendly cafe. Located facing the "Bamboo Grove Path," you can enjoy light meals and freshly brewed coffee while gazing at the bamboo forest from inside the cafe or on the terrace...
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今年の11月9日で50歳を迎えた私の誕生日旅行は、コロナ禍で家族に迎えた愛犬ショコラと過ごす伊豆旅行に決定。初日は、「修善寺温泉街」の散策からスタートしました。私たちの住まう浜松と修善寺は同じ静岡県内でありながらも、その...
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佐鳴湖湖畔に佇むモダンな御自宅の緑溢れる中庭で2021年から始まり、春と秋に不定期ではありますが、年2回ほど開催されている「Garden marché」へ。 こちらは御主人が建築設計事務所「倉田工務店」を営まれているため...
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A casual lunch course at "Bistorante Unico," a restaurant with completely private rooms located in Kamoe, Hamamatsu. Although it's in Kamoe, this Italian restaurant is quietly nestled like a hidden gem in a residential area near Negarimatsu...
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As the vibrant spider lilies bloomed and mackerel clouds began to appear in the autumnal sky, giving a refreshing feeling of autumn, we hosted a home party for a couple who have been friends of ours for over a decade. The fresh flower arrangement adorning the dining table was, once again, from a nearby flower shop in Ohiradai...
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On the tranquil Hatsumano-michi No. 270 "Katabashi Sonogaya Line" in Kakegawa, I visited "Boulangerie POWA POWA," a bakery that is particular about using high-quality ingredients and domestically produced wheat. This bakery was originally run by the current owner and baker, Ichihara...
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We visited "Oishi Farm Ham Workshop," a specialty shop in Okinosu, Kakegawa City, that sells ham and sausages carefully handmade one by one from pigs lovingly raised by the family. This shop opened in 2008, located just off National Route 150 in Okinosu, Kakegawa, surrounded by the sea and greenery...
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Located along National Route 150 in Makinohara, at the corner of the Shizunami Coast entrance intersection, is "Shokujidokoro Mine," a Japanese restaurant where you can enjoy handmade soba noodles and set meals, with its indigo-dyed noren (curtain) swaying in the breeze. Makinohara City boasts magnificent views of the World Heritage site, Mount Fuji, and is home to beautiful tea plantations...
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Although autumn has officially begun, the scorching heat of the daytime continues, making it difficult to feel any signs of autumn. So, to enjoy the cool evening air, I hosted a home party at my house, surrounded by champagne. Our guest this time was the representative of the company that operates "Kamakura Kokon," a traditional Japanese house hotel in Kamakura...
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I went to "Japanese Food Abe," a Japanese restaurant in Shinbashi, Minami Ward, Hamamatsu. I don't often venture into Minami Ward, but there are a few restaurants there that I'm interested in, so I'd like to visit them little by little from time to time...
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浜松は佐鳴台のグリーンストリート沿い「THE NORTH FACE 浜松佐鳴台店」の隣にひっそりと佇む「割烹桑はら」へ。 浜松に移り住み、早15年。「お値打ち価格で本格懐石が楽しめる」と友人知人からの高評価があり、こちら...
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