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BigII Amami Shop

This general merchandise store boasts the largest sales floor area on Amami Oshima, approximately 6,000 square meters. It carries almost everything, including food, clothing, general goods, and leisure goods. Inside the store, there is a large corner selling Amami and (for some reason) Okinawan souvenirs. The prices are not so cheap, but the selection is […]

菓子屋横丁

菓子屋横丁」は、全長約80mの風情ある石畳の路地で、レトロな感じの菓子屋や和風スイーツ店が約20軒並び、菓子の甘い香りとノスタルジックな雰囲気が漂っている。 煎餅・カルメ焼・飴玉などの昔ながらの駄菓子や、さつまいものソフトクリームや饅頭などのスイーツを買って食べ歩くことが出来る。 菓子屋横丁の真ん中あたりにある「松陸製菓」では、約1mと驚くほど長い麸菓子を売っている。 SNS映えするし、価格も600円と高くなく、味も甘くて美味しいというのは良いのだが、持ち歩くのが面倒なので、写真を撮ったら友人と分けてすぐ食べた方が良い。

Lion Rock Observation Deck

The lion rock observation deck is located near the ropeway’s Shishiiwa Station. At 433 meters above sea level, there is no obstruction of view; you can enjoy a panoramic view of the Seto Inland Sea and islands of various sizes, even Shikoku can be seen on a clear day. The view is especially beautiful in […]

Kuroshio no Mori Mangrove Park

A nature park adjacent to a virgin mangrove forest. The observation deck with a great view overlooking the vast virgin mangrove forest and the boardwalk where visitors can observe the plants up close are free of charge! In the fee-charging zone, there is a mangrove pavilion where you can learn about nature, a ground golf […]

Yodobashi Camera Shinjuku West Main Store

The main store of Yodobashi Camera. The store is spacious and well-stocked. The staff are very knowledgeable about the products.

Wood Egg Okonomiyaki-kan

Wood Egg Okonomiyaki-kan is a facility with okonomiyaki as a theme, run by Otafuku Sauce Company, the No.1 okonomiyaki sauce producer. You can enjoy viewing the sauce factory and exhibiting the museum, as well as cooking okonomiyaki yourself. Reservation required

Kobe Nunobiki Herb Gardens & Ropeway

Known for being the best herb gardens in Japan, it is also the most easily accessible night view viewing spot in the mountains. You may choose to either watch from the bullet-train or go up 400 meters to the peak on the ropeway near Shin-Kobe Station. The gondola lift on the ropeway holds up to […]

Kobe Bay Cruise

梗絲

この店は、本来は郷土寿司の製造·販売店だが、飛騨牛料理もイートインとテイクアウトの両方で提供している。 ※イートインメニューには全て味噌汁・小鉢・自家製デザートが付く。 この店の1番人気のメニューは、飛騨牛の握り4貫と鉄火巻6個の「飛騨牛づくし」だ。 飛騨牛のサーロインをさっぱりと酢飯で味わう「飛騨牛ひつまぶし」も美味しい。

喫茶去かつて

デザイナーでもあるオーナーが、実家である築160年くらいの町家をリノベーションして作り上げたカフェ。 和モダンの静かな空間となっており、大きくとられた格子窓と天井までの吹き抜けがあるため、店内は開放的な雰囲気だ。 わらび餅や和風パフェなどの甘味とお茶を味わいながら、のんびり過ごすことができる。

兼六亭

飲食と土産物の店で、園内の一番北側の入り口である桂坂口の近くにある。 郷土料理の治部煮(鴨肉と野菜の煮物)が日本そばの上にのった「じぶそば」が名物で、その他にお茶や和のスイーツも楽しむことが出来る。

金沢城公園

Children’s Peace Monument

The monument was built through charity from all over Japan in 1958 as a cenotaph for Ms. Sadako Sasaki, a girl who passed away at a young age of 12 years old due to leukemia, the after effect of the atomic bomb, and for the children who became victims of the atomic bomb. In the […]

Hondori Shotengai Hondori Shopping Street

Hondori Shotengai is a 600m long arcade-shaped shopping street that lies across from the east to the west with roughly 200 shops and restaurants. It is known as the busiest quarter in the Chugoku and Shikoku region, and it is always lively with roughly 100,000 people visiting everyday.

Yamada Denki LABI Shinjuku West Exit

Conveniently located in front of the south exit (Higashiiguchi) of Shinjuku Station.  

落雁諸江屋 西茶屋菓寮 味和以

落雁という日本の伝統的な菓子で有名な老舗の和菓子店。 店の奥はイートインのスペースがあり、夏は抹茶のかき氷、冬は自分で餅を焼くお汁粉などを楽しむことが出来る。

Ganso Keihan Minatoya

A long-established restaurant specializing in chicken rice established in 1946. It is marked by a large monument of a chicken in front of the restaurant. The restaurant’s first owner created the current style of chicken rice, which consists of rice topped with ingredients and served with chicken soup. The soup is made from whole local […]