When my fatigue reaches its peak, I want to escape from everyday life and go on a trip. Having said that, I somehow feel restless when I go on a trip with someone else. That’s right, let’s go on a reward trip just for me! That’s what I thought.
The journey begins on the Tenryu Hamanako Railway. Start from Shinjohara Station and look out at Lake Hamana from the train window. The Tenryu Hamanako Railway is famous for its beautiful scenery, but there are other interesting points as well. There are a wide variety of restaurants within the station building and adjacent areas. At Shinjohara Station, there is a shop called “Station Eel Shop Yamayoshi” that sells eel bento, and you can also eat it on the train. There are also many stylish shops such as Granny’s Burger, a Mikkabi beef burger shop, at Mikkabi Station, and Piazza, a stone oven pizza shop at Kanasashi Station.
A great solo trip. I can’t help but want to pack my schedule in, but my purpose today is to do nothing. There are places where you can have that luxury. While riding the train, we arrived at the station hotel “INN MY LIFE” at Futamata Honmachi Station on the Tenryu Hamanako Railway.
This hotel, which is limited to one group per day, is a calming space with indirect lighting throughout. The pajamas and other fabrics are made from local Enshu textiles, and the hotel has sophisticated interiors and facilities that go beyond just the function of a hotel. Moreover, it can be used by one person. Isn’t this the true luxury of spending time doing nothing in a calm, white-based space?
This INN MY LIFE also has bicycle rentals, so you can explore the city of Futamata. You can go to other places with a free ticket on the Tenryu Hamanako Railway, or if you use a car, you can go rafting on the Tenryu River or go to Mt. Akiha, which is said to be a power spot.
There is also a coffee shop nearby that is run by the hotel owner, and it turns into a bar on weekend nights. Let’s go have a few drinks this evening.
The next day after relaxing and recharging your energy, head to Hamamatsu Wine Cellar, a place you’ve always wanted to go to. This Hamamatsu Wine Cellar, located in a place surrounded by greenery in Tenryu, uses an unopened tunnel to store wine. Inside the tunnel, the temperature and humidity are kept constant and it is unaffected by ultraviolet rays, making it the perfect environment for wine storage. This seller, which offers quality products at low prices, offers a service called “Time Capsule.” This is a stylish service that can be used as a gift for the future, such as a coming-of-age gift for a grandchild or a wedding anniversary decades in the future. I also decided to give myself a reward wine 10 years from now.
Head to your next destination while enjoying the peaceful scenery of the Tenryu area. I have reserved a special lunch for today. To be continued…
Station Hotel INN MY LIFE
Hamamatsu wine cellar
Community-based professional cycling team “Levante Fuji Shizuoka” Hamaichi trial run interview
(Left) Professional athlete: Mr. Junya Sano (former All Japan Road Race Champion), (Right) Team representative and manager: Mr. Yasuhiro Nito
A new way to enjoy the cool and soft Hamamatsu Chusen Yukata, not just fireworks.
“Is there a fireworks display somewhere today?” I often get asked when I’m wearing a yukata. This is probably because many people have an established image of it as something to wear when going to a fireworks display. They brightly color the Japanese summer, and just seeing them will instantly get you in the summer mood. In fact, yukata is a specialty product that Hamamatsu accounts for about half of the total amount handled, and boasts the highest amount of yukata in Japan.
The manufacturer of Hamamatsu-made yukata has begun a “new challenge” in order to preserve the area of production and the skills of its craftsmen. What we will be talking about here is a yukata made using the traditional “Chusen-some” technique. In recent years, it has been introduced more and more in the news, and you may have come across this word more often. Chusen-some is a method of dyeing yukata and tenugui with colored patterns, and it got its name from the fact that the dye is poured over the folded fabric. Using traditional techniques found only in Japan, every step is made by hand by skilled craftsmen.
“Strawberry picking” at the fruit park where everyone from children to adults can play for the whole day.
Strawberries are a fruit with an adorable appearance, bright color, and sweet taste.
Which do you eat first, the top or the bottom?
Some people place emphasis on ease of eating and eat by holding the stem and starting with the thinner end, but since sugar accumulates in the thinner part at the bottom, strawberries start eating from the top and taste sweet and sour. It seems that many people enjoy the sweetest taste at the end.
Some people say, “Eating from the side will even out the sweetness,” and each person has their own preferences when it comes to how they eat it.
Today, we visited Hamamatsu Fruit Park Tokinosumi in Miyakodamachi, Kita Ward, Hamamatsu City, and talked about strawberry picking, which is especially popular among all the fruits.