SAMURAI⚔HONOR Hinomoto Ichi no Chanoyu Representative kimono for tea 🍵 ■ Lecturer: Ms. Tomoka ■ Career: Full-time lecturer at Urasenke ■ Honor: Please lower the threshold that is not formal and feel free to enjoy tea

Afternoon tea from March is [strawberry 🍓 × matcha 🍵] Strawberry and matcha tiramisu, matcha and strawberry Swiss roll, etc. There is a lot 🌸 of strawberry and matcha menu that makes you feel spring For savory, we have 🥪 prepared a hearty bagel sandwich with homemade salmon marinade and cream cheese and potatoes On March 1st ~ 15th, it will be a White Day project. We also offer 🧸 a plan that comes with a "mini parfait" with a cute white chocolate bear on it How about afternoon tea in return for Valentine's Day? Reservations & Details 📞011-222-1522 Or On the ✨ hotel website

We have started accepting reservations for the 2024 lucky bag! This year, we have prepared two patterns of lucky bags, ¥10,000 and ¥5,000. Both are very profitable, allowing 🥰 you to enjoy the original products of New Otani and New Otani Inn Sapporo The ¥10,000 lucky bag comes with a ¥5,000 voucher that ♪ can be used at the restaurant It can be ✨ used for meals and for purchasing original products Until 12/28, reservations are only accepted from the hotel website. (The delivery period will be January 1 ~ 3, 2024) May 2024 be a wonderful year. Why don't you celebrate the New Year with New Otani Inn Sapporo's lucky bag? For reservations and details, please see the 👀 hotel website

When I was walking, I suddenly looked up and saw a persimmon tree 🌲. Speaking of autumn, "persimmon"! !️ I've never seen it like this! That's how narrow my field of view is. So even if you're busy, you may ☺️ be healed just by looking up a little.

On both sides of the approach to the shrine with a view of the worship hall, there is a pair of stone top dogs, which always protect the gods. This powerful and dignified komainu was dedicated in 1938 by a then-famous Japanese confectionery shop called "Oki Kyodo" in Hondori 5-chome, Shimada, the year after the start of the Sino-Japanese War (China Incident), and was carved by Shimada stonemason Masuno-chohei. The right pedestal is carved with the words "Takeyu" and the left pedestal is carved with "Nagahisa", and it seems that it is a top dog dedicated to pray for Japan's victory and peace, and the safety of those who went to war.

Went to Fukushima over the Golden Week holiday. On our first day we took a bus to Ouchi-Juku and had a great time looking at all the buildings and different shops. The negi soba (soba with a large leek) is famous there so my girlfriend ended up ordering that. She said it was a bit difficult to eat, but fun and tasted great. We also ended up trying a variety of different snacks in the area. The Age-Manju (deep fried manju) was really tasty and we actually ended up getting again later. I was able to take a photo from the famous photo spot at Ouchi-Juku as well (photo #4). I only have an iPhone camera, so the quality isn't the best, but I'm happy with how it turned out. On the way back from Ouchi-Juku we returned via Yunokami Onsen Station and so we got to use the footbath that was attached to the station. It was a really great way to rest up after walking for so long. The station itself was also really photogenic, so I snapped a couple photos from the platform and between the railroad tracks. The hotel we were staying at for the night was in Aizu-Wakamatsu and on the way we found a nice little shop with a large akabeko cow outside and the staff was kind enough to take a photo of us with it. For dinner, we went to a place called Sassa (左雨) and had a really great time. We ended up talking to the owners for a bit and they were super nice. It was also the best tonkatsu I've eaten in my entire life. It was cooked tp perfection, and the dressing that came with the salad and cabbage matched perfectly with it. We probably ended up eating way too many fried foods but it was all really tasty. The next day we visited Tsuruga Castle. The castle was quite cool, but it was a bit more crowded than Ouchi-Juku. Considering it was Golden Week, it wasn't much of a surprise. Either way we had a great time. We started off going for a boat ride around the moat (I got my daily exercise in, as I was rowing the whole time lol). After that we went up into the castle and were able to see a view of the city from the top which was pretty cool. There were also live performances going on in the field in front of the castle which were fun to watch. At that point it was about lunch time so we went over to the row of food stalls (photo #16) and grabbed a bite to eat. There were shops selling all sorts of goods as well, so we spent some time window shopping. After Tsuruga Castle, we went to Oyakuen Garden (御薬園). We ended up sharing a green tea by the pond and relaxing for a bit which was nice. There were a lot of koi inside the pond and a variety of birds flying around as well, so the atmosphere was very relaxing. Photo #20 is supposedly the best view in the garden (it was written on a sign) so I snapped a photo of it. The photo doesn't do it justice, but it was a really incredible view. All in all, we had a really amazing time in Fukushima, but we definitely would like to visit again, as there's a lot we didn't get to do still. I really wanted to try an akabeko workshop but we didn't get the chance, which was a bit disappointing, but we still had a lot of fun, so I can't complain. I definitely recommend visiting Aizu-Wakamatsu if you have the chance!

[English/Japanese] Hachioji City has many interesting vending machines. The photo shows a ramen noodle and a pork cutlet sandwich. There are also chiffon cakes and seasonings vending machines. Please look for them. We once had a foreign student from a country that only drinks warm tea. The first time he came to Japan, he drank cold tea from a vending machine and was surprised at how cold it was. There are many interesting vending machines in Hachioji City. The photo shows ramen and katsu sandwiches. There are also chiffon cake and seasoning vending machines. Please look for it. In the past, there was an international student at our school from a country who only drank warm tea. A student who drank cold tea at a vending machine for the first time after coming to Japan said that he was surprised by how cold it was.

[English/Japanese] A temple called "Shinshoin" in Nishi-Hachioji has a café attached to it. Visitors can spend tea time in a quiet atmosphere. The school introduces students who are interested in matcha to places in Hachioji where they can drink it. A temple called "Shinshoin" in Nishi Hachioji has a café. You can spend tea time in a quiet atmosphere. The school introduces students who are interested in matcha to places in Hachioji City where they can drink matcha.

When I went to Ise in the summer, I stopped by a Japanese confectionery shop for a break. It was very hot on this day, and it was an elegant break time while enjoying matcha with ice and transparent and cool Japanese sweets.

I stopped by a Japanese confectionery shop for a break. Here, I had cool Japanese sweets and matcha with ice. The transparent Japanese sweets were cool and it was an elegant summer break. I dared to edit it in monochrome. Imagine the color of Japanese sweets.

*Spring color pafu 🌸

Cute Mini cakes with matcha and houjicha flavor

Green Tea Parfait and Coffee

Matcha shiratama at kominka café. You can't 😋 beat the sound of Shiratama

Founded in the 3rd year of Tempo (1832) in the late Edo period, the long-established teahouse "Ito Kyuemon" has its head office in Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, and "matcha soba single item".

At "Cafe Kiharu" in Matsue City, Shimane Prefecture, a set of "Yoshino cherry blossoms" and matcha.