At Furuya Ryokan, a hot spring inn in Atami Onsen boasting a history of over 200 years since its founding in 1806, head chef Kazuyoshi Taneda, originally from Miyazaki Prefecture, uses carefully selected ingredients from all over Japan, incorporating new ideas while remaining committed to traditional Japanese cuisine...
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Furuya Ryokan, a renowned and long-established inn in Atami, boasts a history of over 200 years, having been founded in 1806. Located in the heart of Atami city, it offers a tranquil and peaceful stay, featuring hot springs using the natural spring water of "Seizaemon no Yu," one of Atami's seven famous hot springs, and authentic Kyoto-style kaiseki cuisine...
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Blue Nine Cafe, a dining cafe located just a few minutes' walk from Atami Sun Beach, offers wines carefully selected by a senior sommelier and original menus supervised by a French chef. It reopened in July 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic...
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88tees CAFE is a cafe directly operated by the popular Hawaiian brand "88tees." Located in a prime location in front of Atami Sun Beach, it offers Hawaiian cuisine that evokes a resort atmosphere, while also selling Hawaiian T-shirts and other goods directly imported from Hawaii...
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We headed to "Atami Nagisa-cho Osakana Donburi Bistro," a particularly lively restaurant in Nagisa-cho, right in front of Atami Sun Beach! Operating under the concept of "making fun memories the best souvenir," the restaurant, as its name suggests, offers a wide variety of donburi (rice bowl) dishes, overflowing with delicious food...
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ENOTECA MANIFATTURA, located within walking distance of Atami Station, can be seen by turning left onto the bus street after passing through the Nakamise shopping arcade in front of Atami Station. It's a revival of the famous Atami restaurant "Bistro..." which closed due to the building's deterioration.
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Nagisa-kan, a traditional Japanese hot spring inn located in front of Atami Sun Beach, boasts a spectacular open-air bath overlooking Atami Port, a wide variety of private baths, and kaiseki cuisine featuring seasonal Atami ingredients. Our accommodation for the first night of our Atami birthday trip was...
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If you're visiting Atami, one of the places I'd recommend is the spectacular view from the top of Nishikigaura Mountain, and Atami Castle, which stands atop Nishikigaura Mountain and was built in 1959 (Showa 34)! This castle was once the site of the castle of successive famous generals of the Odawara Hojo clan, who wielded great power in the Kanto and Tokai regions during the Sengoku period...
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As autumn deepens and the trees shed their leaves, glimpses of colorful autumn foliage can be seen here and there in the mountains across Japan. Although things are finally starting to calm down, the COVID-19 pandemic still poses a serious threat, so I've decided against an overseas trip for my birthday this year and will instead travel within Japan, specifically within my prefecture...
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Located on the shores of Lake Hamana, Hamana Lake Garden Park offers expansive green spaces and seasonal flowers for visitors to enjoy! As it's a prefectural-run urban park built on the former site of the Hamana Lake Flower Expo, parking and admission are free, making it enjoyable for people of all ages, from young children to the elderly...
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I went to Sanaru Lake Park, which is within walking distance from my house, and enjoyed cherry blossom viewing with my dog, Chocolat, and a homemade bento box! This year, the cherry blossoms (Somei Yoshino) on the west bank of Lake Sanaru bloomed 1-2 weeks later than last year, likely due to the mild winter, and finally reached their peak in April...
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浜松の佐鳴湖に引っ越しをしてきて1年が経過し、この過ごしやすく恵まれた環境にも馴染んできた今日この頃。 この度、我が家に新しい家族をお迎えすることになりました！ 生後8ヵ月のロングコートチワワ・チョコレートタン＆クリーム...
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