As is customary at the end of the year, I help out with making New Year's Eve soba noodles at my family's restaurant, "Shokujidokoro Mine," in Makinohara.

Along National Route 150 in Makinohara, at the corner of the Shizunami Coast entrance intersection, you'll find "Shokujidokoro Mine," a Japanese restaurant where you can enjoy handmade soba noodles, eel, and set meals, with a soba banner flying and an orange, hand-dyed noren curtain swaying in the breeze. Actually, this is my family's restaurant. My parents opened it when I was little...

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Enjoy creative kushikatsu (deep-fried skewers) and seasonal seafood at "Sakura Kushi," which offers a daily lunch special.

Located on Yurino-ki Street, right in front of Viola Tamachi, is "Sakura Kushi," a restaurant where you can enjoy creative kushikatsu (deep-fried skewers) and seasonal fish dishes. Opened in 2010, it's a kushikatsu izakaya (Japanese pub specializing in deep-fried skewers) with a calm, modern Japanese atmosphere. They use fresh, seasonal ingredients sourced that day...

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The combination of the daily lunch special and the sashimi set meal at "Kappo Shinhama" is the best!

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, and the restaurant is beloved by its regulars and bustling with customers day and night. The interior offers a view of the kitchen...

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Konjac Kaiseki from "Onao-dokoro Kumekichi Miyamae Dengaku," a restaurant boasting a 150-year history since its founding in 1854 (Ansei 1).

Are you familiar with the concept of "Onaoru-dokoro"? Since ancient times, Japanese people have made it a part of their lives to visit shrines to express gratitude and make wishes, receiving the power of the gods. The act of returning to normalcy after completing the important task of visiting a shrine is called "Naoru," and the gods...

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お茶目な店主が常連に愛され大繁盛「割烹しんはま」の日替わり定食

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, and the restaurant is beloved by its regulars and bustling with customers day and night. The interior offers a view of the kitchen...

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