With the forty thousand rivers flowing through Japan's last clear stream, the beautiful scenery and fresh air in the town of Forty Thousand in Kochi Prefecture, Japan, surrounded by greenery, cup tea or coffee, while tasting delicious desserts made with local ingredients, there is indescribable comfort, but also the happiest moment! "Tessering!" Japan" this time selected four cafes, if you want to visit here, I think the level of comfort will make you linger, for a long time reluctant to leave.
▋Dim Sum Workshop Aru
The small shop "Dim Sum Workshop Aru" located on the national highway looks like a normal family, and if you are not careful, you will miss it. There are only six seats in the restaurant, and simple drinks are available, but they are mainly taken away. During the interview, people came to buy it one after another, and it seems to be a very popular shop among local residents!
The "Dim Sum Workshop Aru" is located in a private house.
Handmade cookies are selected according to your preference, and the store will help package them into gift boxes.
Desserts sold here include chiffon cakes and cake rolls, as well as handmade biscuits. Items vary from day to day and vary according to the season. Strawberries are available in winter and mangoes, grapes, etc. in summer. "Qi Feng Cake" is moist and soft, and it doesn't dry without drinks! There is also a handmade trinket and accessories area.
Sweet and rich chocolate cake roll.
Moist and creamy original chiffon cake.
The shop's small things area. Bring together the work of independent designers.
Dim Sum Studio Aru (Snack Studio)
・ Location: 648 Kadoko Hikawa, Shimanto-cho, Takasaki-gun, Kochi Prefecture
・Hours: 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. (Coffee until 5:30 p.m.)
-Closed: Tuesdays and Wednesdays
▋ochakuri cafe
"ochakuri cafe" is immediately connected to "Rest Station Ten Harmony" (道の駅とおわ). From the window seat, you can directly overlook the beautiful scenery of the 40,000 rivers, and it is very pleasant to enjoy delicious desserts under the greenery of the mountains. It is also recommended to sit outdoors when the weather is nice!
The view from the inside of the store is stunning.
A glass cabinet full of chestnut desserts.
The restaurant offers a variety of chestnut dim sum made with "40,000 chestnuts". "40,000 Chestnuts Meng Brown Three Combinations" can taste the chestnuts of the three origins in one breath, the aroma and sweetness are obviously different, while tasting and comparing, it is a lot of fun! "40,000 black tea rolls" whipped cream tastes refreshing and not greasy, full of tea aroma.
In front of the ochakuri cafe.
Forty thousand black tea cake rolls.
You can eat three flavors of chestnut puree at once.
ochakuri cafe
・ Location: 62-9 Towagawaguchi, Shimanto-cho, Takasaki-gun, Kochi Prefecture
-Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m
-Closed: Thursdays
▋Tea house Chun
The appearance of the "Wind Flow Tea House" is full of plants, which looks a little mysterious. Although the name of the shop is written as a tea house, it is actually a home-roasted coffee shop. Walking into the store is like traveling through time and space to the Showa era, and every corner is full of historical feelings, which makes people can't help but stare at it for a long time.
Surrounded by greenery, the "Tea House Jun".
(Left) Signature Viennese coffee and (right) omelette sandwich.
The boss insists on selecting beans one by one every day, roasting them himself, and also brewing coffee and delivering coffee beans. It's fun to be patient after dinner and check out the various news bulletins and old posters on the walls. Here you can drink "Viennese iced coffee" that is rarely seen elsewhere. The "Omelette Sandwich" toast is fluffy and has a slight egg and mustard aroma.
The seating is full of retro style.
The owner who is picking coffee beans.
The scenery inside and outside the store has been the same for decades.
Wind flow tea room Chun
・ Location: 6-6 Mokushicho, Shimanto-cho, Takasaki-gun, Kochi Prefecture
・Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m
- Closed: Tuesdays
▋ Ancient folk home cafe half flat
The site of the "Ancient Folk Cafe Banping" was a semi-flat mansion built by local industrialists, and after the war it was transformed into a "semi-flat hotel". It was not until 2008 that the inn donated it to Shimanjumachi and is now open as a café. Enjoy seasonal sweets at a century-old mansion, including Wagyuko from Matsuzurudo!
The "ancient folk home cafe semi-flat" transformed from an ancient house.
The restaurant has always had a Japanese-style décor.
Curry rice (800 yen with salad) made with local vegetables and 40,000 pigs and limited to 10 servings on weekends is also popular. There are also a variety of experiential activities such as hand-painted postcards and matcha making, which are perfect for a leisurely afternoon.
Freshly played matcha experience.
Hand-painting postcards yourself are great travel memories!
Ancient folk home cafe half flat
・ Location: 2-3 Mokushicho, Shimanto-cho, Takasaki-gun, Kochi Prefecture
・Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m
-Closed: Thursdays and Japanese New Year holidays
Each of the four cafes has its own characteristics, from popular local shops hidden in rural residential areas, semi-open cafes with excellent views, traditional shops that have stood for decades, and quaint Japanese old house cafes, each of which is a great choice, it is really difficult to choose!