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Oct 28, 2020Itoshima Now
The Local Roaster by the Beach
Things have really come together for Shunji Yoshii, owner of Thalia Coffee Roasters, at the Nogita intersection on Route 54. Six years in the same spot, he opened under the banner ...

Oct 27, 2020Itoshima Now
Coume Bakery
In late July, Hajime Dohi and his wife Mariko opened a new bakery near Kafuri, and it’s already booming! After perfecting his skills at many bakeries around Japan and overseas in D...

Oct 27, 2020Itoshima Now
Goat Milk Pudding & Goat Therapy
Hats off to Shuji Oshima, who’s now living his dream! And that dream is to watch goats freely roam and graze the fields of his mountainside ranch in Itoshima. Oshima retired from a...

Oct 27, 2020Itoshima Now
From Russia With Love!
We never ceased to be amazed at the diversity of passionate and talented people in Itoshima. Yoshiko Misaka is another example. While living in St. Petersburg as an exchange studen...

Oct 27, 2020Itoshima Now
Aloha Shrimp!
Many have remarked how Itoshima’s coastline resembles parts of Hawaii. That’s even more imaginable since Shotaro Chisaki set up his garlic shrimp truck last summer near Kishi Port ...

Oct 27, 2020Itoshima Now
Tai Chazuke with a View!
Did you know Itoshima is the largest producer of red snapper in Japan? It’s true. So what better dish to try on your next visit than tai chazuke (red snapper on rice covered in tea...

Oct 27, 2020Itoshima Now
Itoshima Sabo
Let’s clarify two things. Not all beachside cafes in Itoshima are for only the young, and secondly, not all pancakes are equal! This recently opened beachside cafe restaurant overl...

Oct 27, 2020Itoshima Now
Kissa Jun
A long-time veteran staff of popular Itoshima eateries including Sunset Cafe, Natty Dread and most recently Itaru, Junko Mitsutake a.k.a. “surfer girl” has finally opened up her pl...

Oct 27, 2020Itoshima Now
Yamaboushi – Auberge
Since 2005, Michiyo Kobayashi has served seasonal kaiseki ryori inside a beautifully reformed old Japanese country home located in a very pastoral area of Nijo, Itoshima. Last mont...

Oct 27, 2020Itoshima Now
Koko Kobo & Cafe
Perched above the Nijo Parking Area along coastal Route 202, Koko produces original ceramics inside her own studio complete with a kiln...