Yugawara French restaurant "L'Erle Cambis": A blissful birthday lunch surrounded by a charming bamboo grove.

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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Enjoy a blissful time on the top floor of the "La Fête Hiramatsu" high-rise tower, with a panoramic view of Osaka.

Heading south from the rapidly redeveloping Umeda area of Osaka along Yotsubashi-suji, crossing the Watanabe Bridge over the Dojima River, you arrive at Nakanoshima, a sandbar nestled between the Dojima River and the Tosabori River. The Festival Hall, visible from the Watanabe Bridge, has been undergoing demolition since 2009, and the "Nakanoshima Festival...".

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