na cafe is a place famous for its crepes. Inside There were not all that many people in there.. It is a popular spot, but I got the feeling that is because it runs mostly on takeout. Still, it felt like a dec…
The area around Yoshida Castle is a park, and it is laid out rather nicely, so it is worth a stop.. Inside the park Nice and tidy. Inside the park With a view of the river.. The stone wall The keep It is n…
If you have watched the anime Makeine (Too Many Losing Heroines!), you probably already know Cafe et Canele. A few real places show up in the anime, and this is one of them. Anna-san.. Yep.. Makeine.. They a…
Toyohashi turned out to be a pretty fun place. There are new styles of ramen there, too. A place like this At first the sign was not flipped to “open” but was still showing “getting ready…
Here go all sorts of food items. Saburomaru Smoky Highball A highball with a pretty strongly smoky style. For something sold in a can, it tasted quite decent.. Modded Cup Noodle Curry I threw in garlic and m…
Here are a few scenery photos. A scene like this Scenery The weather in winter is just so good. Scenery Lovely. A cat So cute. Sunset Looks like Hawaii, apparently.. Migratory birds There are an incredib…
It might not actually be Hamamatsu.. anyway, when you drive along the national highway bypass there is a michi-no-eki, a roadside station, and they sell plenty of products that are famous around the region. Be…
Workman is a brand originally famous for workwear, and I drop by every now and then to see what they have. I think it took off back when camping got popular during COVID, but it really is good stuff: functiona…
There is a place I end up seeing every single time I head to Nagoya airport. It is Mentai Park, run by Kanefuku, the brand famous for mentaiko, and there is actually a factory inside, so they make fresh mentai…
Yamamototei has to be called the best place to eat in this town. It is a tourist spot, so having one good tourist-spot restaurant is only natural, but this place goes well beyond that level. The basic setting …
I visited a cafe with a great view. A place like this It looks like the cafe was built on the site of an old sake brewery. Inside Very modern. Even a cafe out in the countryside is cutting edge these days. T…
Shunkado is famous for its unagi pie, and their factory sits out in a quiet spot. In the end, when you come out to the countryside there is nowhere touristy to go, so you wind up visiting places like this. A f…