Kikyoya, the Shingen Mochi Factory in Yamanashi
There was a Shingen mochi factory nearby, so I stopped in. A sign like this This is where they sell freshly made Shingen mochi. Besides the factory there’s all sorts of other stuff. There’s a rest…
There was a Shingen mochi factory nearby, so I stopped in. A sign like this This is where they sell freshly made Shingen mochi. Besides the factory there’s all sorts of other stuff. There’s a rest…
Kasugai isn’t that remarkable a place, but there aren’t many places worth going to in Yamanashi. It has a hot spring and a buffet, so I picked it as a reasonable option. This kind of place The int…
Yamanashi grows a lot of grapes and has plenty of wineries. Mars Winery is one of them, and with so much free tasting on offer it’s worth dropping by. The place Lots of tour buses come through here too….
There are plenty of michi-no-eki (roadside stations), but I did wonder what on earth a tabi-no-eki is. So I went to check it out. This kind of place A michi-no-eki sits by the road like a rest stop, where you…
We’d had our meal, so dessert was next, right? Straight off to the dessert shop. A hoto restaurant on the way The building looks like a spaceship. The line was long, too. It’s a place called Hoto …
I was wondering where to have lunch in Yamanashi and picked a soba place. Honestly, going to a hoto restaurant would have been the better call, but I couldn’t be bothered with the long line, so soba it w…
I feel like I’ve been to Tatsunoko Ramen far too many times… so I’ll keep the explanation brief. Menu The moyashi (bean sprout) ramen in shoyu flavor is the most basic choice. Moyashi ramen …
I heard a tiny bakery had opened in Kosai, so I went to check it out. The place Apparently this is a shio-pan (salt bread) specialty shop. Turns out it’s not just a Korean craze; places like this are po…
An oyster ramen shop opened in downtown Hamamatsu. Oysters are only in season in winter, so I wondered how a ramen shop could be built around them, but once I went there I understood. The place It seems to be…
Saizeriya has always been a famous chain, well known for being really cheap. Still, I had never been, and going this time I realized the problem was with my own thinking. Soup Well, it’s perfectly edibl…
If you’re heading to Japan, you have to stop by here. KPop Demon Hunters There were lots of collabs going on. The lounge I got lucky and managed to get in this time. The Matina Lounge is tucked away in…
I went over to a friend’s place again. This time we drank the Yamazaki Kogei Collection, but I don’t have any photos of it.. Kavalan Took a photo since I didn’t know this one existed.. Pizza…