Tonight is Christmas Eve♡ This year's Christmas is different from usual. Let's get excited for a home Christmas~•*¨*•.¸¸♪ How about this song? "Christmas Eve" by Tatsuro Yamashita. It's a must-listen on Christmas Eve♡ It was raining in Osaka today, but it didn't turn into snow late at night (ᴗ͈ˬᴗ͈) This song was released in 1983. Back when I was still a student... I've been listening to it every Christmas season since then❤️(*´-`) It has been in the top 100 of the Oricon "Weekly Single Ranking" for 35 consecutive years❢❢❢※Unfortunately, you cannot view it on YouTube from a smartphone. When I visited Amanohashidate in November 2020, I took a private sightseeing boat ride. I found a local produce and wine shop near the boat pier. The shop is spacious and has a great atmosphere for souvenir hunting. I bought: ✱ Toyosaka for ¥1,760. A wine I found with my daughter for white wine. Limited to 2500 bottles. A dry wine made from the Seibel 9110 grape variety grown in Kyoto. It has a citrus-like fruitiness, crisp acidity, and a refreshing finish. I also found sediment at the bottom of the bottle! It's my first time finding sediment in white wine, but it's totally fine to drink. ✱ Black bean vinegar for ¥600. I bought this as a souvenir for a friend. I let it sit at home for about a month since I bought it in November (laughs). It's nothing fancy, but I saved it to drink on Christmas Eve~ and it was delicious♡ Thank you for the meal~ヾ(❛ᴗ˂ *)Ⓟ

On December 31, 2019 (Tuesday) at 13:53 (according to the receipt), I decided to enter an antique shop after peeking through the store window and then strolling through the shopping street. I looked around at various furniture and items that seemed quite authentic. I left a footprint on Tabelog and bought a cute "rabbit-shaped marshmallow" for 160 yen. The fluffy texture with strawberry jam inside was delicious.

I drove from Tango to Tango Peninsula. Starting from Kinosaki, I went around Tango Peninsula towards Ine, Amanohashidate, and Maizuru. On the last day, I visited Amanohashidate. After visiting the popular spots like "Hiryukan" and "Manai-no-zoki," I was lucky to see the rotating bridge from below and left Amanohashidate satisfied. There didn't seem to be any unique souvenirs that can only be found in this town, so I went around the souvenir shops like a routine. Then, I found a slightly luxurious ice cream! It was a fruit ice candy topped with cut fruits. I bought my favorite peach flavor. It was like a sweet peach nectar frozen into a candy with plenty of frozen peach flesh! I was able to cool down with this luxurious ice cream~

It was hot at Amanohashidate. After getting off the lift and returning to the main street, I had an Instagram-worthy ice candy. It was cold and delicious! The kind man there advised me to be careful of the crows because they are abundant in the area. While I was taking a photo for Instagram, the man came to warn me that a crow was targeting my ice candy. He was so kind. I safely enjoyed my delicious ice candy.

☆ Amanohashidate Trip in mid-May with my daughter. Lunch at a stone oven restaurant~Chion-ji Temple~Snack~Souvenir shopping~Local sake ice cream~Souvenir shopping. We enjoyed some local sake ice cream at a stylish cafe before checking out a souvenir shop that caught our eye - next to the large souvenir store Hashidate Omote. The shop's name was "Chirimen-donya," which reminded me of a historical drama unrelated to this place. The shop wasn't very big but had a charming atmosphere. I ended up buying Amanohashidate Wine Salt for 680 yen including tax, which has a wine aroma and a slightly sour and refreshing taste, perfect for tempura, grilled meat, tonkatsu, and salad. The bottle-shaped container is convenient to use and looks nice. I also bought Amanohashidate Wine Tea for 540 yen including tax, which has a scent similar to umeboshi, a pinkish color, and a sourness reminiscent of rosehip, like herbal tea. I originally wanted to visit the Amanohashidate Winery, but due to time constraints, I settled for buying something related to Amanohashidate wine, and I found just the right items. Thank you for the meal~

Hello! I went to a shop in Amanohashidate!! I bought the specialty, black chikuwa! The skewer is made of bamboo and is large and interesting!! The chikuwa has a strong fish flavor and is delicious! The flavor is strong, so it goes really well with beer!! It was nice that it was warm because it was grilled outside!! Thank you for the meal!!

Even though it was called "black chikuwa," it wasn't actually black. The taste was average. The black chikuwa from the Kago Shrine on the north side, although I didn't eat it, was indeed black.