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12/28まで、ホテルHPからのみご予約受け付けております。
（受け渡し期間は2024年1月1日～3日となります）

2024年が素敵な年になりますように。
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歩いてて、ふと上を見てみたら柿の木🌲
秋といえば、『柿』‼️
こんなになってるの初めて見た！
それだけ視野が狭くなってるってことだなあって。
だから忙しくても少し上を見るだけでも癒されるかもしれないですよ☺️

お拝殿を正面に望む参道の両脇には１対の石のこま犬があり、常に神様をお護りしています。迫力と威厳に満ちたこの狛犬は1938年、日中戦争（支那事変）が始まった翌年に島田の本通５丁目にあった『大木評判堂』という当時有名だった和菓子屋さんが奉納したもので、島田の石工の増野長平さんによって彫られた狛犬です。向かって右の台座には「武運」、左の台座には「長久」と彫られており、日本の勝利と平和、また戦争に赴いた方々の無事を祈って奉納されたこま犬である様です。

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／日本語]
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.
八王子市には面白い自動販売機が多くあります。写真はラーメンとカツサンドです。その他にもシフォンケーキや調味料の自動販売機もあります。ぜひ、探してみてください。以前、本校の留学生であたたかいお茶しか飲まない国の学生がいました。日本に来て初めて自動販売機で冷たいお茶を飲んだ学生はその冷たさに驚いたと話していました。

[English／日本語]
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.
西八王子にある「信松院」というお寺にはカフェが併設されています。静かな雰囲気の中でティータイムを過ごすことができます。学校では抹茶に興味を持った学生に八王子市内で抹茶が飲める場所を紹介しています。

夏の伊勢に行ったときに休憩で立ち寄った和菓子屋さん。
この日はとても暑くて、氷の入った抹茶と透明で涼しげな和菓子を頂きながらの優雅な休憩時間でした。

休憩で立ち寄った和菓子屋さん。ここで涼しげな和菓子と氷の入ったお抹茶を頂きました。
透明な和菓子が涼しげで、優雅な夏の休憩でした。

あえてモノクロ編集してみました。和菓子の色など、想像してみてください。

＊春色ぱふぇ🌸

Cute Mini cakes with matcha and houjicha flavor

Green Tea Parfait and Coffee

古民家カフェで抹茶しらたま。
しらたまという響きには勝てない😋