HIRO
Next day.
The next day, we went downstairs for lunch.
We had lunch at a buckwheat noodle restaurant called "Cologne" in Takato Town, Ina City.
It is said that this Takato Town is the birthplace of Shinshu Soba.
It is a lovely castle town lined with warehouses with plaster walls.
At the foot of the mountain, there is the ruins of Takato Castle, famous for its cherry blossoms.
Inside the buckwheat noodle shop, you can feel the history of the area with pictures and old tools related to mountain climbing.
There was also a colored paper of the author of the manga "Gaku" on display.
The local sake is brewed by Kuromatsu Senkozo.
While strolling around the town, I found a liquor store and bought some sake.
The sake I opened that day was "Dobu to Yuzu.
The gap between the impact of the name and the illustration on the label is great!
It has the rough texture of doburoku with a fresh and slightly bitter yuzu taste 🍊.
It's not your typical yuzu flavor, but the rough shavings of the fruit are very tasty 😋.
The lightness of the alcohol content meant that it was gone in a matter of minutes!
I came back on the last day and took home two bottles. ☺️
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