I visited the home, office, and studio of contemporary artist Shintaro Ajioka, who is based in Toyohashi and active on the world stage! I received a notice about the annual "plum picking" event held at the Ajioka residence before the rainy season, so I took a drive there! His daughter, Akari, knew about it...
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I attended a tea ceremony held in a "mud-dyed tea room," a work by artist Shintaro Ajioka, set up in a forest overlooking the Itajiki River, nestled between the Ure River and the JR Iida Line near Yutani Onsen in Shinshiro City, Aichi Prefecture! Between Toyohashi Station (Aichi Prefecture) and Tatsuno Station (Nagano Prefecture), a distance of 195.7km, there were 94...
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柳通りから二俣街道に入り元浜方面へ走ると見える「割烹しんはま」の看板。 明治初期に「新浜屋魚店」として創業され、現在の店主・永谷光弘さんで4代目となり、 常連さん達に愛され連日連夜大繁盛しています♪ 店内は、厨房が見渡せ...
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The JR East Iida Line, stretching 195.7km from Toyohashi Station (Aichi Prefecture) to Tatsuno Station (Nagano Prefecture), has 94 stations, with an average distance of only 2.1km between stations. Beyond Yutani Onsen Station, one of the intermediate stations on the Iida Line, a leisurely 5-minute walk along a quiet path towards Iida...
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Nestled in the residential area of Nakajima is the handmade soba noodle shop "Soba-ya Omori." Through the noren (curtain), you can still see the unchanging smiles of the owners, Mr. and Mrs. Omori. The shop is closed two days a week, Monday and Tuesday, as the busy Mr. and Mrs. Omori travel all over Japan serving as soba apprentices (lol), attending soba competitions and meetings...
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