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I love staying in Ryokans 旅館 because I love sleeping in traditional Japanese rooms on the tatami floor and having Kaiseki dinner which features local and seasonal ingredients. I always strongly recommend everyone to have at least one night of ryokan stay to make their Japan trip complete. I was really glad that we got to enjoy one night in a ryokan during this short 4 days trip and even more pleasantly surprised that this ryokan 琴平花壇 in Kagawa prefecture was so beautiful! It certainly exceeded my expectations. They also had colourful yukata for girls which made the stay even more exciting! And despite the summer heat, soaking in the onsen at night was surprisingly quite enjoyable 😋

It was an honour to have the governor of Kagawa Prefecture welcome us at the Ritsurin Garden🌼🌲when we first arrived in Takamatsu with a traditional matcha tea🍵ceremony. The story was even covered by the Kagawa local newspaper🗞📰published the following day!

It was our honour to be the first few people to attend the Udon making session at @udonhouseinsetouchi! Our session here even made it to the news on TV📺 that very same evening! Udon House will be open to the public very soon and you can soon attend your very own crash course about evetything Udon right here in "Udon Prefecture"!

浴衣 Yukata for summer ☀️

モモ狩り🍑 I love fruit picking in Japan! So far I've done apple, pear, grapes and strawberry. It's my first time meeting the peach season which happens in Summer months and I was not disappointed! The peaches in Kagawa are BIG, juicy and super flavourful 😋. I was never a fan of peaches but as anticipated, Japanese momo is an exception! The heat was intense but the peaches made it worth it.

🍑 is in season! This species is なつっ子

Guess what I'm making today? Kagawa Prefecture is colloquially known as the Udon Prefecture. They produce probably the best Udon in Japan, known as Sanuki Udon and today I not only get to eat it but also learn making it from scratch! You can learn how to make udon from just THREE ingredients - water, flour and salt at Udon House in Mitoyo City, Kagawa Prefecture. It's my first time making any sort of noodles so it was quite challenging to me, but I'm sure it'll be easier with practice! It's amazing how 3 simple ingredients when mixed in the right proportions and using the right techniques can become something so delicious. And in case you're wondering - no the udon tastes NOTHING like what you normally get from supermarkets. The texture is so bouncy and springy. I guess I have to make it myself in future whenever I miss Sanuki Udon!

Kakigori 🍧makes me happy, especially on excruciating hot summer days 😎

Olive Beef Hamburg Steak The cattle in Kagawa feeds on olives making it's beef really unique! I'm happy to try this on Shodoshima, the best place in Japan for Olives. The roasted potatoes and pumpkin was super nice too. Wish I could have more 🥔

Every meal I had this trip was so good because of the super good quality local produce from Kagawa Prefecture, but this meal at Cafe De Flots was on a different level. The chef is really talented and he brought out the best potential from his local ingredients. Every combination was 😋. To end the meal he presented our dessert on the table like a work of art featuring Kagawa Momo 🍑 which is in season right now! I would never have expected this homely little cafe by the beach could be so amazing. I'm so grateful to be here ❤

The sky turned a beautiful pinkish hue as the sun was setting 😍

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