Nestled deep in the mountains of Mizunami City, Gifu Prefecture, where the changing seasons can be felt, stands the renowned local cuisine restaurant "Yanagiya," housed in a charmingly relocated late Edo period farmhouse from 1859. Many food connoisseurs consider it "a place you should visit at least once in your lifetime"...
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A special dinner at "Cavak," a hidden gem of a French restaurant nestled in the small, rural village of "Sabaka," along the Sabaka River that flows through the Kikugawa mountain valley! On this day, we enjoyed a meal at "Pâtisserie Ab..." from Hamamatsu.
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菊川山間の谷沿いに流れる沢水加川に沿ってある小さな里山集落「沢水加（sabaka）」に佇む隠れ家的な料理店「西欧料理サヴァカ（Cavak.）」へ！ 冬のこの時期ならではの滋味深い味わいのジビエ料理（Le Gibier）を...
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On a sunny Saturday weekend, I took my beloved Maserati Quattroporte for a drive to Kanzanji Onsen in Lake Hamana, where the "Enshu no Karakaze" (a strong, dry wind of Enshu) blows fiercely! Along the shores of Lake Hamana, you'll find attractions like the Kanzanji Ropeway and the giant Ferris wheel...
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Nestled quietly at the foot of Mount Taikan in Hakone lies the town of Yugawara. A place steeped in history and culture, beloved by many literary figures since ancient times, it is celebrated in the Manyoshu, the only anthology of poetry, for its natural hot springs. Beyond its reputation as a hot spring resort, it is also blessed with abundant nature throughout the seasons and the bounty of the sea...
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静岡市青葉通り沿いに、アンティークブロックが特徴的で、 まだ新しくも、以前からその場所に建っていたかのようにひっそりと馴染むビル 「BROOKLYN SQUARE ブルックリン スクエア ビル」があります。 こちらの集合...
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Located on the second floor of a parking garage building in Aramachi, Toyama City, just a short walk from the Aramachi tram stop, is "51 Cinquecenta Uno," a wine bar where wine bottles are displayed across a glass wall, shining brightly in a blue light. It has become a well-known specialty shop among wine connoisseurs, and late...
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Quietly nestled on Mokuren Street, this magnificent building exudes a sense of grandeur, and its symbolic "Renri no Ki" (a tree with intertwined branches) visible from the garden adds to its impressive presence. This café and restaurant has been reborn through a collaboration between the owner and a new chef...
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The "Game Meat Gathering," held annually around this time of year at "La Salive" in Handayama, will be celebrating its 8th year in 2014. I was invited to the event by Chef Koji Suzuki when I went there for lunch recently, so I decided to attend for the first time...
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