This year's birthday trip was a trip to Lake Ashi in Hakone with my beloved dog, Chocolat, to enjoy the autumn foliage. After calming my mind at Hakone Shrine, which was ablaze with autumn colors, we went to Salon de thé Rosage, a dessert restaurant directly managed by the Yama no Hotel located on the shores of Lake Ashi...
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On a May afternoon when the breeze felt like summer, I invited my tea-loving friends to my home for an afternoon tea party titled "A Tea Gathering - Surrounded by the Aroma of Earl Grey"! This "Tea Gathering" was planned in Hamamatsu...
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I visited "L'atelier du Thé KUKAI," a wonderful tea shop quietly nestled in Nakaizumi, Iwata City! This shop is run by Hideki Kubota, whose family owns a tea wholesale business in Kawane, a famous tea-producing region...
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The assortment set from "Kobe Tea Kitano," operated by "GLION GROUP," offers a diverse selection of teas including Darjeeling, Ceylon, apple, and blueberry. You can enjoy one of these daily to suit your mood, along with homemade sweets...
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The LALU (柵び樓), a lakeside resort hotel on Sun Moon Lake, has a "Tea Shop" located in the corridor on the 8th floor of the hotel, offering a complimentary "one-pot tasting service of Taiwanese tea" to guests (reservations required)...
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The blue cake shop along Sumiyoshi Street is "Abondance." This patisserie is known for its rich, authentic French flavors. "Abondance" means "corn d'abondance" (horn of fertility), which is considered very auspicious in France...
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