Hello everyone all across the world! As you may know, most of our foreign guests usually go to the Tripadvisor official website to carefully look for their favorite restaurants in the area before their trip.…
Since the Covid19 pandemic, sadly, almost no foreign tourists have visited Kobe. Before this crisis, my steakhouse was teeming with many foreign guests every day. They had great conversations with big smiles while enjoying our…
The biggest and the most honorable news topic has just come in! As Japanese, we can’t help but be proud of his great achievement! Hideki Matsuyama! Congratulations on the victory of The Masters Golf Tournament!…
Hello everyone all across the world! As I mentioned in my blog the time before last, I finally resumed my Spanish studying after about a two-decade break. https://meriken-hatoba.jp/en/blog/2021/02/28/challenge_spanish/ In order to make my learning more…
Hello everyone all across the world! When you hear the word “Kobe”, I think it reminds most of you of Kobe beef first. As for Kobe locals, Kobe is well-known as a city that is…
Hello everyone all across the world! Today, let me talk to you about my ambition. I’m kind of a person who always keeps trying something new, exciting, and challenging. A couple of weeks ago, I…
It’s been over a year since the Covid19 virus spread all over the world. Under this unprecedented situation, a vast number of people across the nations including Japan, have been tackling difficulties every day. It…
Hello everyone all across the world and thanks for waiting! The newest design of my artwork, silhouette self-portrait, has just released! (https://meriken-hatoba.jp/en/blog/2020/11/30/logo/) I’m wearing one of my most favorite hats which is often called “New…
Happy New Year to everyone all across the world! I hope you are doing well. Most of us have been struggling with this unpreceded coronavirus situation for more than a year and we still need…
Meriken・Hatoba is closed from December 30th, 2020 to January 2nd, 2021. We will be open from January 3rd (11 am to 4 pm / Last call 3 pm) *Closed on Mondays and 1st and 3rd…
Hello everyone all across the world! Please look at the entrance photos of our restaurant. They were just taken about a week ago. As the façade looks so tropical, many of our fans abroad might…
Hello everyone all across the world! The photo posted today is my silhouette self-portrait. Could you guess who drew it? Well, I did it on my own. What do you think? Do you like it?…
Mr. Sonoshi Okumoto (the owner and chief): Hello everyone all across the world! Today, we will exclusively invite Terry M, the editor-in-chief of Ichiban KOBE Magazine to enjoy and review our special limited-time-offer combo, “Kuroge…
Before the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, our tiny restaurant was mainly teeming with foreign tourists with reservations. Therefore, it was not easy for domestic customers including Kobe locals to step in. As Kobe beef is well-known…
Hello everyone! We have finally reopened our restaurant “Steak & Grill KOBE MERIKEN・HATOBA” on Oct. 11th (Sun), 2020! Thank you so much to everyone across Japan and the world that supported us and waited for…
This is a continuous story of the Kobe Winery tour (part1) and I’m your tour guide, Sonoshi Okumoto. (Part1: https://meriken-hatoba.jp/en/blog/2020/09/23/kobewinery1/). After the vineyard tour, I’ll take you through some facilities inside the winery to find…