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Eat 食 · 06/01/2019
近場なので、普段からなにかとお世話になっているとれとれ市場ですが… 海鮮BBQをたらふく食べたい！と言うゲストさんに誘っていただいて、この度遅まきながら、とれとれBBQデビューしました！...
Eat 食 · 03/28/2019
普段ゲストさんにご紹介するのは、地元の人たちに愛されるローカルな居酒屋や近所の隠れた名店が多いのですが、海外のゲストさんにとっては回るお寿司も楽しいもの♪ Japanese...
Eat 食 · 11/26/2018
A lovely couple from Wakayama-city, who stayed Konichi-an with whole house rental plan. After they enjoyed the stay at Konichi-an, they were going to Kushimoto-town, located around 1 hour drive from Konichi-an. In Kushimoto-town, you can visit the Natural Wonders like “Hashikui Iwa Rock” along the coast or “Umi-Kongo” in Oshima Island, which are listed in Yoshino-Kumano National Park. It is Japanese spiny lobster season now, and you can enjoy the big lobster set lunch at Kashino Gyokyo...
Eat 食 · 10/28/2018
Our regular guest, she stays Konichi-an at least once per season. Now it is the best season for walking Kumano Kodo, and she planned to walk Nakahechi route during her consecutive night stay, we decided to enjoy a half day hike together. We started walking from Takijiri-oji, followed a mountain trail toward Takahara village. The route has some steep inclines and it is said that it’s one of the hardest section. But she was a good walker, we hiked from Takijiri-oji to Takahara village in 2...
Eat 食 · 07/27/2018
Japanese shaved ice, or “Kakigori” in Japanese, is a very popular summer dessert in Japan, but this shaved ice is a little bit different from others! Haku-an(白安), is a shaved ice dessert place in Shirahama. Their home-made syrup made with fresh fruits harvested in Wakayama prefecture, additive-free and no artificial coloring added. Their ice is made from spring water in Kozagawa town, is famous for its crystal river. They has an English menu, everything looks so yummy and you might not...
Eat 食 · 07/23/2018
I was so surprised and happy to receive it! Kumano Hongu Tourism Association is running a free gift promotion, celebrating the 2050th anniversary of Kumano Hongu Taisha shrine, I have applied it when I visited Hongu, and won a set of “Kumano Beef”! Kumano Beef is a premium brand of Wagyu(a type of high-quality beef) originating in Kumano region of Wakayama. It has a slightly sweet, rich flavor, and a soft texture that melts in your mouth. It was very delicious and I really enjoyed it! This...
Eat 食 · 07/19/2018
A regular guest took me to a nice view cafe, “BUSH DE COFFEE”. It locates at Koibito-misaki Cape in Susami town, next to Shirahama. At “BUSH DE COFFEE”, it is highly recommended to sit on a window seat or a terrace seat, you can look out the great ocean view and the unique “Meoto nami wave(wife and husband wave)”, waves approach from opposite directions and unite. Except for coffee or other drinks, they serves some foods like pizza, pasta, and curried rice. Their speciality is...
Eat 食 · 04/25/2018
The friendly family from Hong Kong. The sister of the family runs a company in Hong Kong, and when check-in, she had an appointment with a local supplier in Konichi-an. After meeting, they were going to have a dinner together, they invited me to their dinner too! Originally they had listed their favorite restaurants in Shirahama, but all of them were not available, so I recommended my friend’s Izakaya restaurant, “Mar（大皿惣菜・まぁる）”. “Mar” is one of the famous Izakaya...
Eat 食 · 11/11/2017
An anniversary trip from Australia to Kumano, with friends and family. One of the guest was a vegetarian, and she noticed about a “Shojin-ryori” vegetarian meal restaurant "Non" on our handmade area map. It locates about 15 minutes walk from Konichi-an, and their chef had ever been a chef in a Temple Lodging in Koyasan, so they serves a typical Buddhism vegetarian meals with no beef, chicken, pork, fish, seafood or fish stock. The guests invited me to their dinner, and we really enjoyed the...
Eat 食 · 11/06/2017
A classy lady guest who stayed Konichi-an for consecutive nights during her solo-traveling vacation. The purpose of her vacation was just to relax & take it easy. We were talking about some new lovely dining or cafe&bar in Shirahama, and then we just could not stop visiting them, decided to cover them accordingly. 😉 “Tsukumo”, is a very famous bar in Shirahama, but you might not know about their new sister cafe “Mame-no-Yu”. It just opened in this Sep, offers a nice nel drip...
