にほんブログ村 Last Updated on 2026年1月25日 by saitama-j 　For Christmas Eve lunch, I visited Arati, a curry restaurant near my workplace, for the first time. It’s about a 5-6 minute walk from Soka Station along the main street in front of the station. I’ll have the butter chicken from Set A (990 yen) with spice level

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にほんブログ村 Last Updated on 2026年1月25日 by saitama-j For the last lunch of the New Year’s holidays, we went to a local ramen shop. That said, it’s ‘Kurino Ki,’ a tenant in Stella Town. The main store is in Ina Town and it’s a sister shop of the former Saitama favorite, ‘Mochi Mochi no Ki.’ I

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にほんブログ村 Last Updated on 2026年1月25日 by saitama-j 　Yaeda Shrine in Ageo City is famous for its unusual festival called ‘Doroinkyō,’ where a retired portable shrine is covered in mud. It is also known for its blessings related to warding off evil and bringing protection from epidemics. The large zelkova tree on the grounds, estimated to

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にほんブログ村 Last Updated on 2026年1月23日 by saitama-j For the New Year of 2026, we took a Seven Lucky Gods tour in Yono in the city. We started from Yono-Honmachi Station at 11:35, headed south, and arrived at the first stop, Suzutani Daido, at 11:45, where Bishamonten is enshrined in the back. Here, we purchased the

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にほんブログ村 Last Updated on 2026年1月23日 by saitama-j I stopped for lunch at Curry The Hardcore on the way to Ikebukuro Station hike. The aroma was wafting through while I was walking, and I couldn’t help but line up. I asked the older woman standing in line outside to explain the recommended menu, and after waiting

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