What a great read! The ruins of these castles are amazing. Just looking at them I can feel the history and historical importance of each location. I liked the bit about Lady Otsuya as well. I love that you can go almost anywhere in Japan and there's hundreds or even thousands of years worth of history to be discovered. I don't think it's a stretch to say that perhaps the ruins are more interesting than the castles themselves, albeit not quite as beautiful lol. Although the nature surrounding these ruins is also a thing of beauty. It's easy to understand why these places are considered the treasures of Gifu!

Another thing that's so amazing about Japan. The nature here is just incredible. Back where I'm from, there's no way you'd find a place that's just nestled amongst the trees like this. On top of that, the rustic feel just completely removes you from the every day city life. What's even more amazing about this is that it's not like this is something that's uncommon and can only be found in a select few places. Gorgeous places like this can be found all over Japan, and they all have something unique about them. It's like everywhere you look there's something beautiful to be found. That food looks amazing too! lol

As someone who's lived in Japan for a while I've come to realize how much I really love the country and feel as though it's my duty to help communicate what makes it such a beautiful place to live. Which is why starting today I'm going to try to do just that. I'll try to share information through the lens of a foreigner living in Japan, so that others in a similar situation can hopefully use that information, whether it be to learn about all of the beautiful things Japan has to offer, or even just for sightseeing/travel purposes. I realize I've only just started here so probably not very many people are seeing this, but even still I'll try and do my best so that others can see the beauty that I see when I look at Japan.

・ ? Qingdao Restaurant (1st time) SNS → homepage. <お店の情報> The original Nagaoka ginger soy sauce ramen. There are several stores in Niigata Prefecture and one in Akihabara, Tokyo. The Miyauchi Station front store is the main store. There is a parking lot for 4 cars behind the shop. There is a ticket vending machine under the eaves of the main entrance. There is only an L-shaped counter in the store. You can draw water and leave it. The clerk was only a woman. Open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. <Point> (1) Ginger soy sauce ramen. The original Nagaoka ginger soy sauce ramen, which now has many shops in the prefecture. There are also shops outside the prefecture that serve ginger soy sauce ramen. (2) Nostalgic atmosphere. A long-established store founded in 1963. The outside and inside of the store also exude a nostalgic atmosphere. (3) Limited menu. Ramen is only ginger soy sauce ramen. There is a style that increases the amount of toppings and noodles. Except for toppings, only alcoholic beverages. It seems to go well with rice, but it is not served. < Qingdao Ramen (800 yen)> Rice bowl and good ramen and good nostalgia ✨ The noodles are 175g in normal size! The flavor of ginger is addictive, and the crisp soy sauce feeling is irresistible ?. Homemade multi-hydrated noodles also go well with the soup. The thin char siu has a good flavor and a good ? texture. Spinach is a good balance! Thank you for the delicious feast ^ ^

monologue Special Lunch Course ?? *pasta Tortelli with mushrooms and beef pepper, roasted squash with sauce with sake lees, spiced nuts

Recently opened in Oirase Town, Kamikita District, Aomori Prefecture At "Kitchen de Yakuzen Loquat Tree" I tasted the medicinal veggie lunch! This time, I tasted the fried mochikibi ankake, but in addition to the side dishes, it came with soup and millet rice, but there were plenty of vegetables! It was healthy and delicious! The soup contained long sweet potatoes with ginger and sprouts!

・ ? Lape Hydrangea SNS→ Instagram ( @hydrangea410 )Twitter ? Sakurai Chinese Soba SNS→Twitter IF YOU'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE ROAD ULTIMATE! Rape hydrangea and Sakurai Chinese soba shop (Kanagawa Prefecture) luxury collaboration ✨ only on December 13th The collaboration between famous restaurants that were together during the training period is too ? precious Open from 11 o'clock to 200 meals (ramen + gateau chocolate), toppings for 100 meals each. Numbered tickets will be distributed from 7 o'clock. Up to 4 tickets can be issued per person (only representatives are OK), and each ticket can be exchanged for 1000 yen. (Refund later) People gathered early in the morning, so it seems that numbered tickets were distributed from 6 o'clock! At 7 o'clock, there was an announcement that there were 40 cards left, and I was ? in a hurry. I left the house at 7:30, so I almost gave up. It takes about 50 minutes to go down. Arrived at 8:20, miraculously remained and sold ? out there I'm ? glad I didn't give up Please come back at 5 p.m.! I saw a lot of people from outside the prefecture. I returned at 5 p.m., but I was ? about an hour late. Many people who didn't know about limited sales came ? I arrived around (^^) 6:30 p.m. <Shimanto turkey and Lulu Rosso× Musou wheat temomi Chinese soba + homemade soy sauce gateau chocolate (2000 yen)> As expected, the toppings were sold out at the end. A variety of rare ingredients that you don't usually eat! It looks simple, but the rich soup with full chicken flavor is irresistible ?. The hand-rubbed noodles had a chewy texture, and the more I ate them, the more they intertwined ? ♂️ with the soup. The large-format char siu is also soft and excellent. I finished drinking and eating for the first time in a long time. Gateau chocolate is also delicious ? even after eating ramen. It's not ? the quality you get at a ramen shop. Thank you for the delicious feast ^ ^ I couldn't be happier.

・ ? Ichii (1st time) No social media→. <お店の情報> A shop that popularized grilled chin dashi ramen. A long-established store with more than 20 years. Since it is only open during the day, the hurdle is high. There was a parking lot for 10 cars, but it was under construction and there were about 6 cars. However, when I asked the shopkeeper, he said that he could park because he rented the parking lot of the restaurant and drugstore next door. It is a rare queue shop to wait ? for a representative. There are counter and table seats. Purchase at a ticket vending machine. They also sell souvenir ramen. <Point> (1) There is only one type of ramen. The ramen that has been carefully selected is only grilled chin salt. After that, you can ask for additional toppings that you like. (2) Stylish atmosphere. kominka inside the store looks like a coffee shop. It feels like it's not a ramen shop. (3) Pleasant customer service. Anyway, the customer service is pleasant. The wording and consideration are wonderful. The clerk has a rare pattern of one man and five women. < grilled chin salt (900 yen)> Chin soup stock previous light soup ? It's fragrant and addictive! Soft char siu is irresistible ✨ It is rare to ride a jellyfish. I like the texture of the crunchy (^-^) The crispy green onions and mizuna are also the best! Medium-thin noodles have moderate elasticity and go well ? ♂️ with soup. Thank you for the delicious feast ^ ^ Anyway, the customer service is too impressive!

monologue Special Lunch Course ?? *Hot appetizer Grilled cauliflower with saffron, carrot leaf tempura

・ ? Hangzhou Hotel (1st time) No SNS →. <お店の情報> The original of Tsubame Sanjo ramen. If you go to Niigata Prefecture, you should definitely keep this shop in mind. There is a parking lot near the store and can park about 50 cars. There are 80 seats, but there are still queues at lunchtime. Postpaid by order. Water is self. <Point> (1) The original Tsubame Sanjo lineage. Ramen with plenty of back fat. Many people come from outside the prefecture in search of this. (2) The menu is extensive. Chinese soba is famous, but there are also other noodles, rice, single dishes, weekday service menus (stir-fried vegetable rice, mapo rice), special menus (beef tendon stew set meals), and drinks. (3) Popular local stores. There is a lot of parking and seating, but there is still a line. Shared seating is natural and rotation is good. < Chinese soba (850 yen)> The toppings of Chinese soba are only a large serving and onions! Back fat chacha ramen ? The surface is full of back fat and is hot and difficult to cool. Rich soy sauce ✨ with good seafood It's full of back fat, but it's not persistent at all. The thick curly noodles are so firm that I think they are udon. It goes great with crisp onions! Thank you for the delicious feast ^ ^

monologue Special Lunch Course ?? *soup Turnip cream soup, iridescent rice, lotus root mochi, white tamari jelly and soy milk bubbles

monologue Special Lunch Course ?? * Focaccia Soy milk yogurt yeast, black sesame bread

monologue Special Lunch Course ?? *Mouth Vegetable cabbage rolls, koji and mustard sauce

Located in Shiga Prefecture, there is an all-you-can-eat sukiyaki restaurant [Uomatsu] with Omi beef and matsutake mushrooms. Sukiyaki, which represents Shiga Prefecture and uses Omi beef and high-grade mushroom matsutake mushrooms luxuriously, has a taste that can only be eaten here. Please try the fatty meat that melts on your tongue and the fragrant matsutake sukiyaki. Location: Koka-cho or Shigaraki-cho, Shiga Price: All-you-can-eat 7500 yen

Kyoto City Spring Valley Brewery. Compare craft beers. A set with snacks to match each beer. A shop remodeled from a townhouse. The old joinery and garden are nice.

Dried sweet potatoes are a specialty of Ibaraki Prefecture, but they are also made at my parents' house in Fukushima. My daughter loves dried potatoes, so she goes to the drying area and eats ? them one after another.

First store opening in Aomori Prefecture! At the main entrance of Miharuya in Hachinohe City The Sanrio Crepe has arrived! I tasted my melo blueberries! The fabric is fluffy! It contains plenty of cream. It was ♪ delicious. It was so cute that it was a shame to eat!

Located in Tamukai, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture At "Hanamizuki Cafe" Hachinohe We tasted "classic pancakes". Normally it comes in 3 sheets, but I added it as a +3 topping! It became a pancake like a tower. smile The dough was fluffy and delicious! You can top as many toppings as you want! For the ice cream, I tasted Italian marron, purple potato! The purple potatoes tasted like sweet potatoes and were delicious! Also, the Italian marron was delicious with creamy chopped marron in it!

Immediately after getting off at Yotsuya 3-chome Station in Tokyo, a crustacean specialty store is located in the well-known gourmet town "Arakicho"! On this day, cooked rice ?? with extra-large crab The rough loosened crab meat is juicy. When you stir it in with the rice and take a bite, the flavor of the crab soaked in the rice grains is combined to make it the most delicious! Before I knew it, I had refilled two cups. Have a full stomach of seasonal crabs. Japan is one of the winter pleasures.

It is a special curry made from two popular types of curry and spices of "Karugamo Terrace" in Isehara City, Kanagawa Prefecture!

Tosashimizu City Pension Sarai's sashimi ? Sashimi ? made with plenty of ground fish

Chinese cabbage with beautiful colors. It's a classic steamed pork sandwiched between them, but it's so fresh when the color is different.

The shrine ?⛩ that has begun to change leaves is too pleasant, and when I walked barefoot through the fallen leaves, the ground was warm ? even though it was November.

《At the usual sushi restaurant in Tsukiji》 The general serves ? delicious food I want to keep my lunch ?a little modestly 5 go... Milt, tuna, etc. I can't help it... #Sushi is hot #Gourmet

A cake shop in Shimonaga, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture I bought a custom-made cake at "Nowa Confectionery Store"! Familiar from LINE stickers, it has become a fruit cake of Nekopen Day! Just show the illustrations and photos of the cake you want to make to the clerk and they will make it original!

Located in Kawaramachi, Kyoto "JAPANESE ICE OUCA" ❤️ You can enjoy it with beautiful Japanese tableware Dumpling ice cream is ?? popular Those lined up ? in the showcase A variety ??? of flavors based on Japanese

Located in Minato-cho, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture Panda grill from "Snack SHOP Nozoe" I was surprised! I made it chocolate flavored, but the dough was fluffy and firm and delicious! There are four variations: red bean paste, custard, bacon mayo, and chocolate!

The Japan's gourmet is sushi! Kizuna Sushi in Shinjuku Kabukicho offers all-you-can-eat delicious sushi! There is no waiting time, and the sushi with big ingredients comes out one after another, and I am very satisfied ♪.

Located near the ArashiyamaTogetsukyo Bridge of Kyoto "Terakoya Honpo" ❤ Cute to look at "Hanami Dango" is ?? very popular The bun in the photo is limited to ✨ January There are many other types of buns. It's ?❤ fun to choose, too.

This is Snoopy's custard man I ate at Universal Studios Japan! ? Snoopy is ? cute