As Golden Week begins and many people enjoy their holidays, we also held a small home party at our house, inviting a lovely gentleman. Hydrangeas symbolize "family togetherness" and also represent "trust in God"...
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Chef Kamitara Minato's Omakase Lunch at "Ichimi Shin Yotsuike" inside "Musée Yotsuike"
The wedding venue "Musee Yotsuiike," which opened in 2009, is a newly renovated 30-year-old building that previously operated as a Yamaha music center. Located in the lush, tranquil environment of Yotsuiike Forest, it bears no resemblance to its former life as a bowling alley...
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A social gathering with artist Shintaro Ajioka of "Kappo Shinhama" while sharing sake.
Turning onto Futamata Street from Yanagi Street and heading towards Motohama, you'll see the sign for "Kappo Shinhama." Founded in the early Meiji era as "Shinhama Fish Shop," the current owner, Mitsuhiro Nagatani, is the fourth generation. Loved by its regulars, it's bustling with customers day and night! The interior offers a view of the kitchen...
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The "Zatto" defrosting plate minimizes nutrient loss and transforms your food into delicious dishes!
With the filming of "Kotokoto Market" and other major projects finally coming to a close, I decided to have a "celebration dinner" at home. I went out to buy fresh vegetables and cleared out the freezer. When you're busy, it's hard to go grocery shopping regularly...
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"Hyakka Chinese Restaurant" - If you're looking for Chinese food with plenty of vegetables, this is the place in Hamamatsu!
萩丘の中華といえば、今年の2015年8月に丸9年を迎える「中華料理 百華」さん。 上西町の「中国料理 伊部」さんとは、 以前は浜松にあった中華料理の名店で、現在は京都に移転された「静華-せいか-」さん出身の兄弟弟子にあた...
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"Ichimi Shin Motoshiro": An affordable lunch course where you can enjoy the bounty of the sea and land in season.
Ichimi Shin Motoshiro is a French restaurant located on the first floor of the Richmond Hotel Hamamatsu. Being within a hotel, it offers a calm atmosphere, a modern and stylish space, and a luxurious feel, incorporating Italian elements...
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Unakichi, a specialty restaurant for charcoal-grilled eel, offers nourishing and invigorating Kansai-style crispy and fragrant eel rice bowls.
When you think of Hamamatsu, you think of eel. While there are many specialty restaurants serving eel, preferences vary depending on the grilling method, the taste of the sauce, and the way the rice is cooked. Perhaps it's a characteristic of eel that everyone has their own favorite restaurant. Located along the Kanazashi Kaido road in Mikatahara-cho is a charcoal-grilled eel restaurant...
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"Renri" - A full-course dinner at the chef's choice restaurant, with a friend couple bringing their own wine.
Quietly nestled on Mokuren Street, yet exuding a sense of grandeur, this magnificent building, with its imposing "Renri no Ki" (a tree with intertwined branches) as its symbolic tree visible from the garden, has been reborn as a cafe and restaurant through a collaboration between the owner and a new chef...
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Let's cook using the "Tororo Fondue" recipe from Hokuto Akira that was featured on the TV show "Ka決 Nai Nai Answer"!
"Akira Hokuto's Tororo Fondue Arrangement Version" In the "Akira Hokuto's Amazing Cooking Recipes" segment of the NTV TV program "Ka決 Nai Nai Answer," the "Tororo Fondue" recipe aired on March 24th incorporated Japanese elements by using yam...
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"Okonomiyaki Kokoro": A crispy new texture thanks to the tempura batter! The inside is fluffy and moist, and the spring cabbage is sweet!
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, I've always thought, "When it comes to okonomiyaki, it has to be Kokoro-san...".
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Wine tastings are now available every day at the newly renovated "Wine Boutique Panier Hamakita"!
With the reopening of "Preha Walk Hamakita" on Friday, March 27, 2015, "WINE BOUTIQUE PANIER Hamakita," which has its main store in Sanarudai and a sister store inside Preha Walk Hamakita, will also be serving many customers...
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The Japanese traditional music research group "Orioto" and the shakuhachi group "Jin no Kai" held their first performance of the year at Tokyu Harvest Hamana Lake.
The annual "First Performance of the Year" event, a collaboration between "Orion," a Japanese traditional music research group that aims to spread the charm of Japanese traditional instruments through the practice of instruments such as the koto and shamisen, and "Shakuhachi Jin no Kai," will be held...
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