It’s a village. Today I’ll show you a cozy and healing place in Oga.
Oga City is located on the side of Akita, it looks like the nose of Akita. People usually have the images of Oga, like a place where there is the Namahage event and fishing is popular. That’s true!! But it’s not only them.
There is a village near the coast, Iriai(五里合). I have my favorite cafe in the area, this is “Kanon(珈音)”. 珈 is one of the Kanji means “coffee”, and 音 means “sound”, it’s beautiful name 🙂 In this cafe, there is a piano and it seems sometimes the concert is held by the players. I imagine the owner likes playing music.
It is in the middle of rice fields. You can access it from the Oga Station by car in 25 minutes. You may feel it’s too far to visit but it’s easy to drop by here when you visit the Namahage Museum and Cape Nyudo. Before you enter the cafe, you can enjoy the scenery of nature on the way. It should be healing you.
This is taken on another day, so it’s cloudy. The building looks warm of woods and has a roastery attached, and they also roast beans.
Opening the door, you can find the fireplace in the corner and sit on the cozy couch too. In this cafe, you can buy not only coffee but also coffee beans. My family’s favorite bean is Mandarin. It is roasted deeper, so the taste is bitter but you can feel a brilliant flavor. I was surprised when I tasted it for the first time. This coffee is the beginning for my coffee digging 🙂 What else, French Brazil is also tasty. I hope you can find a favorite one 🙂
I’d like to join the concert if it is held soon 🙂 In this cafe, I feel the time is passing slower every time I visit. It suits for a break in the middle of traveling.
