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Held on the first Saturday and third Tuesday of Kyobashi marche Tokyo Square Garden

[Silver] September 29, 2018 09:00

The first Saturday of every month is called Kyobashi marche. It is held from 11:30 to 18:00 and on the third Tuesday from 11:30 to 19:00.

It is located on the ground floor of Tokyo Square Garden.

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 The event was sponsored by the Kyobashi marche Executive Committee, co-sponsored by Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd., and planned and produced by POD/GYOSHO Co., Ltd.

 In the middle of Tokyo, even though there was once a "daikon riverbank", you can rent a large building site and shop without worrying about wind and rain.

With the consent of the people who opened the store on this day, we took a photo.

During the season, grapes such as delicious muscats and the taste of autumn were sold.

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 Tokushima Prefecture opens a store from Hiwasa. Speaking of Hiwasa, it is famous for the spawning ground of sea turtles.

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 Vegetables and seafood grown in such wilderness will have three kinds of safe, secure and delicious.

Barsamico vinegar and olive oil in a bottle drawn by an Italian woman. It's fun just to look at the bottle.

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 She is told by a man from Lebanon that Thursday is Shinjuku Nomura Building, Saturdays and Sundays are marche near UN United Nations University in Aoyama, and Tuesday is Kyobashi. It was said that Mr. Gon was born near the place where he was born.

 Today, I met a woman from a life insurance company working nearby for the first time in two years.

marche Kyobashi. marche connects people who make, sell, and buy food. Also, there may be such an encounter. Also, there may be new encounters. Please go out to enjoy meeting with delicious food.

 

 

A place where Mie can be felt close 4-Mie Terrace ~

[rosemary sea] September 26, 2018 14:00

It's rosemary sea, which coordinates and covers "gifts and enjoy yourself."

  

Mie Terrace in Nihonbashi is an antenna shop where you can feel "Mie close to you".

This September marks the 5th anniversary of the opening.

Mie Prefecture Sales Headquarters Section Tokyo Metropolitan Area Sales Promotion Group Hiromi Moritani took care of me.

『』 This is Mr. Moritani's explanation.

Let's introduce the product.

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Left: 432 yen for 10 Katayaki pieces Kamata Seika Iga City

Right: 750 yen with a hammer of katayaki (Kizuchi) Iga Kaan Yamamoto-Iga City

"Katayaki" is a ninja sweets. A long time ago, it was a ninja's portable food. It has a high nutritional value and lasts a long time.

"It's a characteristic sweet of Mie.

Although it is a sweet of Iga, it is said that it was a preserved food of a very hard rice cracker, Hyoromaru, and Iga Ninja so that Iga Ninja can carry it.

It's a sweet with a good stomach.

It's really hard, so we sell it with a hammer like this, but it's still hard to break, so you can hit each other and break it and eat it.

There are two basic patterns, "same" and "blue seaweed". ]

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Niihime-chan series

Yokan 870 yen Kuzumochi 870 yen Pouch in jelly 324 yen

The new princess is a new kind of citrus from Kumano City, which is a hybrid of Yamato Tachibana and Wenzhou mandarin oranges.

Kumano City was registered as a variety in 1997.

The size is small, and the skin is green to orange. It looks like a caboss.

It has a strong acidity but also has a sweet taste.

The pouch in jelly is a blend of seminol and a new princess.

"It's a character called Shinhime-chan."

 

IMG_20180904_132157 (2)a.jpgGoldfish Inte-rolled noodles 225g x 3 1,296 yen Watanabe Tenobu Noodle Factory Yokkaichi City

Noodle making has been actively carried out since the Edo period in the Oyachi district of Yokkaichi City, and Watanabe Noodle Factory has continued to protect the same taste.

A water wheel was created in the Chomei River, which contains plenty of minerals flowing through the local area, and the cold wind "Suzuka Oroshi" blowing down from the foot of Suzuka was suitable for drying noodles.

The noodles are carefully finished here by the hands of craftsmen.

Please enjoy this product with smooth texture and smooth throat.

"It's a famous goldfish-marked somen in Yokkaichi City in the north of the prefecture. It is said to be the most delicious somen in Mie.'

 

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Sake Hanzo Ota Sake Brewery Iga City

Central: Ninja vase 1,980 yen The left: God's Ho Junmai daiginjo 1,820 yen 2 right: Junmai daiginjo polishing 40 Summit toast 5,400 yen

Mie's new sake brewing-friendly rice born in Iga, the so-called sake rice "Kaminoho", is made based on "good rice, good water, good technology".

It features a gorgeous Ginjo incense, a soft mouth full of swelling, and a gentle taste that feels slightly sweet.

God is the country of God.

"Delicious sake rice from the rice field of God", so it was named "God's ears".

Also, "Beautiful sake brewed in the land of Iga", so "Hanzo" bears the name of Hanzo Hattori.

The bottle in the shape of a ninja in the center is very concerned.

 

There is also a Japanese sake brewery. Shimizu Seisaburo Shoten Suzuka City

The work feels the scent of sweet fruits in the mouth, but it is a pure rice sake that has a good throat and has a clear aftertaste.

Sake Brewery was founded in 1869 and is a popular place that embodies the history and tradition of "Umasakake".

He has received numerous awards in Japan and overseas.

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Juice corner

From the left: Shinhime drink 153 yen Seminol blue mandarin orange drink 470 yen too Motodarin orange drop 349 yen Mihama citrus tangerine straight juice 180ml 450 yen Tsumiki

"Mikan no Shizuku" is mandarin orange juice that irresistible sweetness of mandarin oranges.

It tastes like squeezing only Wenzhou mandarin oranges.

"Seminor Blue Mandarin Drink" is a very sour juice rich in hesperidin, Tange Retin, naryltin and citric acid.

Early picked Wenzhou mandarin orange juice and peel are added to the seminol-type citrus juice.

"Shinhime Drink" is a refreshing drink where you can taste the bitterness of Shinhime, which is unique to Kumano.

If you drink it quickly when you are tired, you can revive it with sourness.

"Mie Prefecture, I can take a lot of mandarin oranges. It's like the island or Wakayama prefecture.

That's why we have a lot of orange juice.

In addition, although it is not a mandarin orange, it is like a new princess, Kaboss and kasudachi, but there are many products here.

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Cooked rice red sea bream 1,450 yen Japanese spiny lobster 3,200 yen Oyster 1,399 yen Sazae 1,549 yen Matsumura Toba City

There are 4 kinds of cooked rice.

All of them are high-quality and authentic cooked rice.

"If you put it in rice and cook it, it's ready. It also contains soup stock.

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Yamamura Soft Cream 360 Maruyama Village Dairy

Yamamura Dairy, which began in 1919 (1919), is characterized by "85 degrees 15 minutes passcharging sterilization" and a special milk production method.

It seems that this manufacturing method takes a lot of time and effort.

However, this method seems to produce natural sweetness and rich richness in milk.

This soft serve ice cream is based on rich milk and is finished with plenty of milk taste with homemade condensed milk.

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1st floor restaurant

The concept is "Mikuriya: a so-called kitchen," which is the name of the place where the sacred dish of Ise-jingu Shrine (Shinsen: so-called votive offering).

It uses plenty of seasonal ingredients from the sea and mountains, such as Japanese spiny lobster and Matsusaka beef, and is offered in an Italian style that makes use of the goodness of the ingredients.

 Lunch 11:00-15:00 Last order 14:30

 Cafe 15:00-17:00

 Dinner 17:00-23:00 Last Order 22:00

"It's an Italian restaurant.

You can enjoy Ise udon, a product of three different vendors, at cafe time. ]

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2nd floor event space

We hold events such as talk lives, hands-on courses, and exhibitions to introduce various attractions such as the rich nature, history, culture, and food of Mie.

In addition, we have tourist brochures and provide advice on traveling to Mie.

"It is a space that can be used free of charge for people from cities and towns in Mie Prefecture, as well as groups and companies related to Mie Prefecture, for events and banquets.

Also, when there is no event, you can enjoy what you purchased on the first floor on the second floor, or use it for a break. ]

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Mie Terrace (the shop on the left and the restaurant on the right)

1st and 2nd floors of YUITO ANNEX, Ukiyokoji Senbikiya Building 2-4-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi

Directly connected to Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and Ginza Line (Exit A9)

It's a line of choledo Muromachi 1.

Shop 03-5542-1033

Restaurant 03-5542-1030

Business hours Shop 10:00-20:00

      Restaurant 11:00-23:00

          (Last order meal 22:00 Drinks 22:30)

Open all year round (excluding New Year holidays)

Click here for the homepage of Mie Terrace.

⇒   http://www.mieterrace.jp/

 

 

I miss Tsukiji Market!

[Shitamachi Tom] September 26, 2018 12:00

The day of the relocation of Tsukiji Market (Tokyo Central Wholesale Market) to Toyosu is approaching.

Because I live nearby, I sometimes take a look at the morning market at this time. Is it my subjectivity to feel a little sadness in the usual hustle and bustle?

Several related facilities have already been closed, and [Mizu Shrine], which has moved from the fish shore of Nihonbashi, has already completed its transition. It's lonely to look at things that disappear little by little, but I think this is also a scene of the flow of history and I want to burn it firmly to my eyes.

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The restaurant in [Uogashi Yokocho], which has filled the appetite of many market participants, will soon close. It seems that there are many shops that are full of this month. Many people rush every day in search of the last taste, and it is going to be difficult.

I would like to keep in mind that there was a market in Tsukiji and entrust myself to my thoughts for the future.

 

 

Nihonbashi Takashimaya New Building opens today! The toilet is amazing

[Shiba Inu] September 25, 2018 18:00


DSC_0153.jpgThe new building of Nihonbashi Takashimaya, which has been attracting attention for a long time, opened today on September 25. Restaurant areas that open at 7:30 in the morning and specialty stores that offer highly sensitive lifestyles are attracting attention....


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The most wonderful thing I actually went and saw!


It's a toilet!


I'm sorry that I couldn't put an image, but it's a toilet with a different concept for each floor. There are several toilets on every floor, with a spacious and calm color, with sofas, dresser rooms, and many outlets. There is also a decoration like a waiting room in the restaurant, so you can take a break.

The nursing room is spacious and beautiful like a hotel room, and there is also a plan of Pikachu, so you can relax.


A toilet...Some people may think that it is important first in commercial facilities! Until now, in the toilets of commercial facilities in Chuo-ku, the taste was Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi and the practicality was Ginza Marronnier Gate, but today the Nihonbashi Takashimaya New Building has jumped to the top.


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The shopping area was also very good.


Personally, isn't it the best commercial building made in the last few years? I felt it. First of all, the colors inside the building are unified with ivory and brown, the decoration is made of tactile and eye-friendly colors and materials such as wood, bricks, and flowers, and the lighting is soft and not too bright. The aisle is also large and has a simple structure that makes it easy to go around the floor, so you don't get tired of walking.


Even if you go shopping with the latest large commercial facilities, "I'm tired, so let's go home now."...Often, I didn't feel such visual fatigue here.


However, there are not many places to sit in the shopping aria, so if you want to take a break, we recommend going to a restaurant or a nice toilet. There is also a healing rest area surrounded by vegetation near the entrance on the first floor.


The shops in the store also handle products such as "It's fun to see and healed" rather than "stimulating and sharp", just like the color inside the store, so the wallet's string seems to be loose.


Also, there is a bellworm in the rooftop aerial garden! I can hear a cool squeal from Japanese pampas grass, so I recommend that too. There are no benches, so it is not suitable for a break, but you can overlook Nihonbashi.



Last but not least,


The road leading to the Pokemon Center on the south side of the main building.


DSC_0158.jpgThis is a row of cherry blossom trees, and in the spring you can enjoy one of the most scenic views in the Nihonbashi area. It is very recommended for those who like the cherry blossoms in the city.


Let's have a wonderful toilet at the new Nihonbashi Takashimaya New Building! I hope everyone will experience it.


 

 

It's like a medium toro! Recommended Tsukiji Sweets @ Tsukiji Sanokiya

[Hanes] September 25, 2018 09:00


Hello. This is a new correspondent, Hanes.
Due to the fall of appetite, there have been more opportunities to go to work after buying Chuo-ku gourmet (laughs).

The other day, when I went to see the Tsukiji market in the morning, I purchased it on the way back.
Asunaro, a senior correspondent who was with me on the radio recording, was also introduced.
Tsukiji Sanokiya's tunayaki

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Currently, the following two types of tuna oysters are on sale.
・The crispy fabric + Kokura Ann's "hon tuna"
・Mochimochi fabric + apricot + Kokura Ann's "Nakatoro"

I chose "Nakatoro" with apricot and Kokura Ann in the mochi mochi dough!
I was able to see the process of making it from the storefront.

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I ordered it almost at the same time as the opening of the store, so it was fresh and hot.
In addition, I was able to get the contents of the stuffy, just like the middle toro.
Also, at first glance it looks like taiyaki, but it looks like taiyaki.
Do you know that the characteristics of tuna, which is more sturdy than sea bream, are faithfully reproduced?

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This item has a very chewy finish than it looks.
We recommend that you put it in a pack instead of a paper bag.

The official website of Tsukiji Outer Market is open from 7:00 to 15:00.
Please note that it is from 8:00 to 15:00 (finished as soon as it disappears) now.
(*Sunday, all day, and market holidays are closed.)

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I don't think it's anywhere....
This fall, please enjoy the sweets unique to Tsukiji.

※This article has been approved by Tsukiji Sanokiya.

 

 

A place where Mie can be felt close 3-Mie Terrace ~

[rosemary sea] September 24, 2018 12:00

This is a rosemary sea, where we choose "gifts and enjoy yourself".

Mie Terrace in Nihonbashi is an antenna shop where you can feel "Mie close to you".

This September marks the 5th anniversary of the opening.

Mie Prefecture Sales Headquarters Section Tokyo Metropolitan Area Sales Promotion Group Hiromi Moritani took care of me.

『』 This is Mr. Moritani's explanation.

Let's introduce the product.

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Corner of Ise udon Ise-shi

Ise udon is a classic Mie local gourmet.

The sauce of jet-black tamari soy sauce is a refreshing taste of bonito base. It goes well with thick noodles that are sticky.

"I think Ise udon has a completely different thickness and softness than other udons.

It may not be a bit unsatisfactory for those who think that stiffness is important for udon, but it is a nice udon for those who want to taste a fluffy and sticky texture.

The taste is rather sweet, and I think it's a seasoning that anyone can enjoy."

"Ise udon is usually made with soup and toppings are only onion, but recently, cold Ise udon, fried rice with Kameyama miso in Yachi udon, curry udon, etc. There are many unusual products.

Also, a lot of seaweed called "Aosa" can be obtained, so there is also udon with Aosa. ]

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With Yokozuna seal Ise udon 2 meal sauce (240g x 2 bags, 30ml x 2 bags) 630 yen Minami noodle Ise-shi

It is Ise udon, which is familiar as "Yokozuna seal" locally.

It's the food lipo of the Rosmari family.

"The noodles are soft enough to be eaten by babies and the elderly. The taste of sauce is also sweet and I like it."

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Bankoyaki Yokkaichi City

A semi-porcelain porcelain with excellent heat resistance, which began in the middle of the Edo period, and has the property between pottery and porcelain.

"It's Yokkaichi, but this year is the 300th anniversary of the birth of those who started making Manko ware.

It's Manko-yaki year.

You can buy teacup for around 1,000 yen."

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Corner of clay pot

Chrysanthemum rice pot 2 go cooked 4,104 yen Ginmine pottery (Ginpo Utouki) Yokkaichi City

Not only can rice be cooked deliciously, but it also stores heat and is hard to cool down, so it can be used for stewed dishes using residual heat.

"Mankoyaki is a clay pot.

It is easy to use, add water, heat for 12 or 3 minutes, turn off the fire and steam it to cook rice. ]

(I've been cooking rice in a clay pot for about a year in a rosmari house. You can cook very delicious rice.

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Left: Tetera (Tish) teacup 872 yen Round clay bottle 3,888 yen

Right: Qualimag Cup Rust 1,296 yen Demi Cup Rust 972 yen Both are 4th-market Yokkaichi City

teacup puts it on his hand in a colony shape.

The design doesn't get tired of it, so it's nice to use it everyday. Semi porcelain.

The mug and Demi cup are materials that can be used easily for everyday use. Semi porcelain.

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Seaweed corner

Nagahijiki 25g 492 yen Kitamura Bussan Ise-shi

Water carried from the mountains of Mie, water from its nutritious river flows into the rias coast, long, thick and flavorful, and the best hijiki grows.

It is a dish that can be used for a wide range of dishes. I bought it here.

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Corner of Matsusaka Cotton (top) Ise Cotton (bottom)

Matsusaka cotton is characterized by a striped pattern woven using natural indigo pre-dyed yarn.

It is said that the design is infinite because subtle shades can be expressed by dyeing.

During the Edo period, Matsusaka cotton, which was called Ise cotton and Seshu cotton at the time, was a great epidemic.

The one with a striped pattern was called "Matsusakajima". The cotton and spinning technology of raw materials have been recognized.

Especially in Nihonbashiodenmacho, cotton wholesalers from Ise gathered.

"Matsusaka cotton is basically indigo and blue color. The goodwill of the shop is also made from Matsusaka cotton.

Traditional chic colors are also sold, such as machuchi and bags.'

Ise cotton is made of soft material and hard to wrinkle, and is rich in breathability and moisture retention.

It is a small item with a natural texture.

"Ise cotton is rather colorful and has color."

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Oise-san series 

Pure salt shampoo 2,376 yen purifying salt hair treatment 2,700 yen purifying salt candles portable 3,024 yen purifying love lip treatment 1,620 yen Bath Shinhana 972 yen Bath Koitama 864 yen Bath Koitama 864 yen Bath Koitama 864 yen

Aburatori Kamigami 400 yen purifying salt spray 1,080 yen purifying salt love play 1,080 yen Multinique Ise City

"Oise-san" is a beauty brand that develops purification cosmetics under the theme of "purifying heart and body".

Pure spray is a fragrance spray containing mineral-rich salt and natural essential oil dried in the sun.

It is a popular product that you can enjoy delicate and gentle fragrance and purification.

Oil removal Kamigami does not break makeup and quickly absorbs only excess sebum on the skin.

Also, with a special coat on one side, removed sebum can be used cleanly without permeating your fingers.

Bath Shinka is a bath cube.

You can enjoy 3 kinds of fragrance according to the mood of the day.

The delicate and gentle scent of natural essential oils relieves you, and salt containing natural minerals tightens your skin and makes it smooth.

"Oise-san series has been picked up in quite a few magazines."

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Yumoto Sakakibarakan Maromi Series

Milky lotion 2571 yen Hot spring skin water 1543 yen

Sakakibara Onsen has long been regarded as the two most famous springs of pillows as a place for hot springs.

Cosmetics with high skin effect of Sakakibara Onsen.

"It's a hot spring located a little deep in the mountains from Tsu City. It is a cosmetic using the hot spring water.

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Left: Akiyan rice 750g 432 yen Brown rice Akinyan Tsu city

Rice is grown with reduced pesticides using organic fertilizers.

It is said that rice bran and oyster shell powder are sprayed to make the soil, and rice is grown so that the sweetness of rice increases.

Right: Iga Rice Koshihikari Special A Kohakuho 1 go 240 yen FOOBOR (Foober)

In any case, we have the highest rating.

It is chewy rice, and it feels sweet.

Iga rice is characterized by its strong stickiness, so it is delicious even when cooled.

Fragrance, stickiness, and deep taste spread in your mouth.

Please enjoy the taste of the condensed umami.

In addition, this item has been adopted as a return item for hometown tax payment in Iga City.

"I can get it in Iga. It's not a very large rice, and it doesn't get much.

Rice is made from a land with a strong temperature difference unique to the basin.

 

IMG_20180904_133546_1 (2)a.jpgAkamoku no Tsukudani 120g 540 yen Iso flute

Tsukudani with a rich flavor of the shore, cooked with "Akamoku" with special flavor.

There is no habit in taste, and it has a sticky and crispy texture.

Super Seaweed "Akamoku" is a hot topic now. It's a good health food.

Akamoku is a seaweed of the Hondawara family and is a friend of hijiki, kelp and seaweed.

It is very vital and has a strong strength to grow in any environment.

The ingredients that are rich in red moku are ...

Fucoidan (immunity improvement, stomachic action, antiallergic effect, liver function improvement)

Fcoxanthin (anticancer action, fat burning action, diabetes prevention, beautiful skin effect, anti-aging effect)

Dietary fiber (intestinal action)

Vitamin K (hemostatic action, prevention of osteoporosis) Polyphenol (antioxidant action, suppression of bad cholesterol)

・・It is a wonderful seaweed that can be expected to improve the diet effect and hay fever.

I recommend taking it little by little a day.

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Pearl corner

170,640 yen necklace with baby pearl

Baby pearls generally refer to small pearls up to about 5mm.

It takes the same time as large pearls to grow, so it can be called rare and valuable pearls.

"I have a small pearl grain. It's called a baby pearl.

Ise-Shima produces it with a share of 90%.

 

 All prices include tax.

 

・・'-Introduction to Mie Terrace, I will continue once more. I'm looking forward to it.

IMG_20180918_132534 (2)a.jpgMie Terrace

1st and 2nd floors of YUITO ANNEX, Ukiyokoji Senbikiya Building 2-4-1 Nihonbashi Muromachi

Directly connected to Mitsukoshimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Hanzomon Line and Ginza Line (Exit A9)

It's a line of choledo Muromachi 1.

Shop 03-5542-1033

Restaurant 03-5542-1030

Business hours Shop 10:00-20:00

      Restaurant 11:00-23:00

            (Last order meal 22:00 Drinks 22:30)

Open all year round (excluding New Year holidays)

Click here for the homepage of Mie Terrace.

⇒   http://www.mieterrace.jp/