The "mentsuyu soup base" at "Kondo Jozo," near Musashi-Masuko Station, was still warm immediately after bottling! You can only buy warm mentsuyu when it is being bottled. They also seem to accept reservations for full plant tours. Please consult for dates and times. There are apparently plant tours even at the direct sales market in late May.

We tried the "sekai no hachimitsu pancake (global honey pancake)," which lets you try a variety of honeys, as well as the "hachimitsu ice cream (honey ice cream)," which has an elegant honey flavor to it. Honey is rich in nutrients important for beautiful skin, so I was told honey is good for staying beautiful. It's particularly recommended for winter when skin dries quickly.

It's amazing that there's a riding club in Tokyo. They have a visitor facilities, so you can experience horse riding even if you're not a member. Plus, the club has a very at-home atmosphere, and has a positive approach for meeting a variety of needs. Haruomi riding for the first time at 3 years old. It's looking like we'll be able to make lots of unforgettable memories on this parent-child trip.

We came here for a weekday-only lunch course. My son ran with delight to the large waterwheel on the premises. We love this kind of atmosphere. This 3-year-old has zero interest in food like hamburg steaks and omelets. He loves tofu, seasoned rice, clams, and soba, so he should like the food here.

First off is the appetizer! That's followed by a bowled dish, a grilled dish, a steamed dish, and a fried dish. Last is yomogi udon. Every time a new dish arrived, we couldn't help but say, "Wow!" and "It looks so good!" With so many appetizing dishes, the two of us has a very satisfying lunch.

Our accommodation for this trip was a cottage at the "Akigawa Keikoku Seoto-no-yu Spa." "Akigawa Keikoku Seoto-no-yu Spa" is well-known to those in the know, and is a very popular day trip hot spring. Not only is there a hot spring, but there is also a farmer's market that carries farm-fresh vegetables and local specialties, as well as a cafe in the course-serving restaurant. In addition, there are cottages for staying overnight.

Diapers are not allowed in the large public bath, so I recommend using the private bath for babies. As you can see, it comes equipped with railings. It is fully handicap accessible, meaning wheelchair users can also use the facilities. However, note that the private bath is not a "family bath," so a family cannot all enter together. (Mixed bathing for those 10 years of age or older is prohibited)

We enjoyed the 6-dish "Four Seasons Course!" ♪♪ With a reservation, guests can use a private room, meaning you can freely enjoy meals even with small children. This is a happy bonus. My 3-year-old son loves seasoned rice, so he really liked the clam and burdock root seasoned rice and clam miso soup. He looked really satisfied.

We wanted to enjoy a meal outside with an open fire, the real thrill of the outdoors in the winter! We brought a bonfire stand, a pot, and a small table and chairs. The ingredients were from Kondo Jozo and the Itsukaichi Farmer's Market.

Fuel is purchased on-site. We built a bonfire using the branches and pine that lay fallen here and there on the ground. We shredded the vegetables into small pieces, added noodles after it had simmered, flavored it with the mentsuyu soup base, and then it was ready.

A meal of hot soup tastes so good during the winter months. My son and I pecked at our soup and enjoyed our hot amazake and grilled sweet potato while saying how cold it was out. It was a great lunch on the riverside. Nitago is only about 1 km from Seoto-no-yu Spa.