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Hamamatsu City – A Comfortable and Welcoming City for Muslims!

Hamamatsu City in Shizuoka Prefecture is well known as a multicultural city, offering a comfortable and welcoming environment for Muslim residents and visitors alike. The city is home to a wide variety of halal-friendly supermarkets and restaurants, allowing Muslims to enjoy daily life without worrying about dietary restrictions.

For example, “Al-Hakim Halal Mart,” located near a mosque, is a popular destination for Muslims from countries such as Indonesia, Bangladesh, Malaysia, and Pakistan. It offers not only halal food ingredients and ready-made meals but also clothing, toothbrushes, and other daily necessities, all halal-certified.

“Matahari Café is a restaurant run by a Japanese chef who is married to an Indonesian woman, serves only halal dishes and provides prayer mats and a foot-washing area for Muslim guests, ensuring religious needs are respected.

About supermarkets

Other stores such as “Miyuki Halal Store,” “Amica,” and “Gyomu Super Hougawa Branch” also carry a wide range of halal products. These shops are especially popular among technical interns, international students, and local Muslim residents.

About restaurants

In the area around Hamamatsu Station, restaurants like “Sui-chan,” “Mega Kebab,” and “Matahari Café” offer authentic halal meals in convenient, central locations, making them easily accessible to both tourists and locals.

Some restaurants offer fully halal menus while also serving alcohol to accommodate non-Muslim guests, creating spaces for cultural exchange. Additionally, many establishments support multiple languages, including English, Indonesian, Urdu, and Arabic, helping customers feel at ease when shopping or dining.

Hamamatsu: A Welcoming Destination for Muslims

In summary, Hamamatsu City provides a wide range of halal food options, certified restaurants, multilingual support, and prayer-friendly environments. These features make it a truly “Muslim-friendly city,” attracting praise from both domestic and international visitors. Whether for travel or long-term stay, Hamamatsu is an appealing and welcoming destination for Muslims.

 

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Enjoy sweet and delicious persimmon picking in Oidaira, Hamamatsu

This time, I went to Adachi Kakien, a sunny village in Hamakita Ward, Hamamatsu City, to experience persimmon picking, which starts in November.

Oidaira, Hamakita Ward, Hamamatsu City, is one of the leading persimmon producing areas in Japan, and the road to our arrival was covered in orange persimmons, which was very beautiful.

Hamamatsu City has some of the highest sunshine hours in the country, and is said to have very good conditions for growing delicious persimmons.

This was Jenne’s first experience picking persimmons, as the only places in the city that allow persimmon picking are Adachi Kakien and Hamamatsu Fruit Park.

An active family having fun

These two fascinating days will allow not only children but adults alike to return to their childhood. The experiences that can only be had in Hamamatsu, such as interacting with magnificent nature, exquisite gourmet food made with local ingredients, musical instruments, automobiles, and cutting-edge science, are sure to deepen the bonds between family members.

Enjoy delicious fish in Sakamachi. Totoichi’s proud “eel sashimi” and Hamamatsu’s eating out culture

“People in Hamamatsu talk condescendingly, or rather reservedly, about local industry and culture.”

During my training at a top-class restaurant in Kyoto, I was surprised to find that they used a lot of ingredients from Enshu and Hamamatsu, such as shrimp potatoes, eel, shinko from Lake Hamana, conger eel, and melons for dessert, and I realized the charm of the local area from the outside. Mr. Kentaro Nakamura, the owner of Totoichi, said that he did.

Among the ingredients that are shipped to Tokyo and Kyoto but are not actively consumed locally, we will focus on seafood, where freshness affects the taste.

“When I want to eat fish, I feel like it’s a waste that the only option is a sushi restaurant, so I decided to open a restaurant in Hamamatsu that specializes in fish.”
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