Opened in 2017 after renovating an old house, "Pambucesse" is a popular bakery in Gamagori, supported by local fans for its reasonably priced breads that emphasize the natural flavors of the ingredients, including hard-crust breads and loaves of bread. On the way back to Hamamatsu from Mikawa, passing through Gamagori, you'll find this charming shop...
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In search of a cafe where I could spend time with my dog and enjoy delicious specialty coffee, I went to "Coffee Gou" in Koda Town, Aichi Prefecture. This is a dog-friendly cafe run by a dog-loving couple, a small shop with only four tables. It has a somewhat nostalgic atmosphere...
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Mikawa Onsen Kaiyutei, a hot spring inn offering panoramic views of Mikawa Bay and featuring oceanfront rooms where guests can stay with their dogs, opened a new annex, "Yuragi," in April 2022, complete with a private open-air bath. A corridor connecting the second floor of the main building to the annex leads to the "Yuragi" annex...
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At Mikawa Onsen Kaiyutei, a hot spring inn where you can enjoy dishes made with plenty of fresh seafood caught in Mikawa Bay and spend time with your beloved dog in a warm and welcoming atmosphere, it's almost dinner time. After a bath, I take my dog, Chocolat, for a stroll along the seaside promenade. Mikawa Bay stretches out before me...
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Mikawa Onsen Kaiyutei is a hot spring inn where all rooms offer oceanfront views of Mikawa Bay, you can enjoy dishes made with abundant seafood caught in Mikawa Bay, and relax with your dog in a warm and welcoming atmosphere. In April 2022, a stylish, modern Japanese-style open-air bath was added...
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Enjoy a stone-baked pizza lunch at "Pizzeria Ocean," located along the Mikawa Terabe coast, with a dog-friendly terrace overlooking Mikawa Bay! Within the same group's grounds is "Ocean Community," also known as "Umino...".
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Quintessence in the east and HAJIME in the west are two giants of the Japanese French restaurant scene. Having honed his skills at these renowned French restaurants, he opened his own restaurant, Re..., in Nagoya on July 23, 2015, which also happened to be his birthday.
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Founded in 1983, Bunka Western Restaurant is a long-established Western-style restaurant with its main branch in Ikeshita and multiple locations in Nagoya, including Midland Square and Meitetsu Department Store. We visited one of these locations, Bistro Bunka Western Restaurant in Chikusa, for lunch! It's a short walk from Chikusa Station...
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I was invited to a home party at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Kunihisa and Tomoko Ueno, whom I met through an introduction from Daisuke Matsumiya, the representative and manager of the operating company of the Kamakura Kokon, a traditional Japanese house hotel in Kamakura! The other day at my house...
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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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Young chef Masaki Kuzuhara, who trained under top-class restaurants in both eastern and western Japan—under Chef Shuzo Kishida of "Quintessence" in the east and Chef Hajime Yoneda of "Hajime" in the west—has opened his own restaurant in his hometown of Nagoya, located midway between Tokyo and Kansai...
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Korankei Gorge, located in Asuke-cho, Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, is a valley formed by the Tomoe River, a tributary of the Yahagi River, and boasts the top spot in the popularity ranking of autumn foliage spots in the Tokai region. Every year from November 1st to December 1st, the "Korankei Maple Festival" is held, a tradition that has continued since 1950...
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