Do you know Mt.Ikoma? Mt.Ikoma is located between Nara and Osaka. By Kintetsu railway, it only takes 15 minutes from Kintetsu Nara Station. To go to today’s destination for good Indonesian lunch, please change to cable car at Ikoma sta. (Look at this cutest cable car!!) Then please take off at...
“Hate no midori” is new cafe which has just opened in Feb 2019, attached to JR Kyobate station. “Kyobate 京終 ” means “the end of the capital” in Japanese. Actually this area is located at the end of Heijo-kyo (the oldest capital of Japan, established in 710.) It’s bit far from...
Do you know “Funahashi shopping street” in Nara? It is within walking distance from both of JR and Kintetsu Nara station, but not popular spot for tourist. It’s more local and deep area even for us, locals. It is quite “retro” shopping street but there coming some new shops in recent...
I’m working as a freelance here in Nara. I’m enjoying living in such a small and peaceful town, but some times I feel getting stuck on job or my life, then I often go to MIA’S BREAD for lunch instead of traveling or visiting faraway. MIA’S BREAD is very famous, popular...
When I started this lunch blog, I planned to write about “minamo” for the fist article. But when I arrived at the shop, I found many people was standing outside, waiting for the seats became available. Yes, this is very famous and popular spot in Nara… Half year has passed. Now I...
I’m not a kind of person who cares about food. I didn’t know about the “Vegan” till I found the word printed on the label of THE BODY SHOP bath soap. This report is about my first Vegan meal experience! Japanese Vegan Cafe “onwa” is just about 8 minutes from JR Nara...
I’m going to write about unique cafe, that is one of my most favorite. The shop is “Mamesuzu-Chichiro”, located near Nara women’s university or NHK Nara. Mamesuzu serves homemade sweets and Chichiro serves “Udon (Japanese wheat noodle)”. They run the shop together in classical Japanese style house. She is Ms. Akiko...
“Talikaro” is one of famous curry shop in Nara. It’s especially famous for its SPICY taste! By the way I’m not good at spicy food and meat in fact. So I tried shrimp curry (not much spicy) this time. I recommend it to people who is non meat eater. Talikaro is...
This time is a kind of “tea break” article. I wrote about good sandwich lunch at “huerto”. Here is a link to that article. huerto / high quality sandwich lunch I had dessert after lunch at that time. Don’t miss the detail of menu board! coffee or tea 400yen Gateau chocolat...
Since I started this blog, for some reason I’m pulled to this narrow narrow alley for lunch. Izumi / Secret oasis for middle-aged workers? Very Japanese home made lunch On this alley, there is a poster of ”Ganesha” and Indian kitsch graphic. Across from this unique spot, there is new...
