[TV Osaka Corporation] Kunihiko Mitamura enjoys “autumn sake and fine food” in Nara! “Otona Tabi Aruki Tabi” airs November 1st
TV Osaka Co., Ltd. Press release: October 30, 2025 To Members of the Press Kunihiko Mitamura enjoys “autumn sake and fine food” in Nara! “Otona Tabi Aruki Tabi” airs November 1st TV Osaka “Otona Tabi Aruki Tabi” November 1st (Sat) 6:30 PM – 6:58 PM
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https://tver.jp/series/sr6q8agywz This time, we’ll enjoy the unique autumn in Nara with Maiko Kozuka, a native of Nara Prefecture. Daytime drinking! The perfect combination: “Alcohol and Food”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2385/20945-2385-801d4f1c21d2cea6c34ad1bdd853aeae-2343×1559.jpg [Wainto Sake Kuriya] (C) TV Osaka First, head to Higashimuki Shopping Street, near the World Heritage Site Kofuku-ji Temple, a place that holds many memories for Kozuka. We immediately visit Wainto Nihonshu Kuriya, where you can sample Japanese wine and sake.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2385/20945-2385-576c46f23d41408ccff613792ee1424f-2599×1824.jpg Mitamura, looking for ice-cold white wine. (C) Osaka Television As soon as he entered the restaurant, he was greeted by the delicious aroma of doteyaki! Mitamura’s mouth was already full of doteyaki, but he still wanted a white wine! So he toasted for the first time with a glass of Kai Winery Kazama Koshu Dry.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2385/20945-2385-8db631578eea1b3bddb848a2862807d1-2736×1824.jpg “Go Pork Hoba Miso Yaki” and “Katsuragi Sake Brewery Hyakurakumon” “Sae” (C) Osaka Television The “Gyusuji Dote Yaki Kushi” (Grilled Beef Tendon Skewers) I’m looking forward to pairing with “Hojo Winery Sand Dune Red.” How do Japanese food and wine go together? I’ll also pair another dish with sake: “Go Pork Hoba Miso Yaki” with “Katsuragi Sake Brewery Hyakurakumon Sae.” Very popular in the fiercely competitive curry district! Japanese-style spiced curry with dashi stock Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2385/20945-2385-4bdb0cbf68cf9b3a90e63c5ca5a82db7-2736×1824.jpg [Salmame 咖喱] (C) TV Osaka In fact, Nara is said to be the birthplace of spices in Japan, and in recent years it has become a hotbed of curry. We visit Sarumame Curry, where a delicious aroma wafts all the way to the front of the store.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2385/20945-2385-e87ac407c93704a5d0726ee1517d017e-2009×1439.jpg There’s also a “two-kind combo” pattern! (C) Osaka Television The menu changes weekly using seasonal ingredients, and the two of them decided to try the “Triple Mix” of “Vegetable Bean Curry, Keema Curry with Fried Eggplant, and Shrimp and Lotus Root Mustard Curry”! Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2385/20945-2385-99c25ef41608e81e11ebf37763596d4f-2579×1710.jpg Topped with a “spiced soft-boiled egg”! (C) Osaka Television This spicy curry is visually appealing, packed with large chunks of ingredients, and seasoned with Japanese-style dashi. “The Twelve Heavenly Generals,” a National Treasure with Over 1,300 Years of History
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2385/20945-2385-244289803f09262eacbe17463b457ff5-2415×1824.jpg The Twelve Heavenly Generals, standing statues, protect the Seated Medicine Buddha. It’s a truly impressive sight. (C) Osaka Television Afterwards, we headed to Shin-Yakushiji Temple, founded in 747. We saw the National Treasure “Seated Yakushi Nyorai Statue” and the National Treasure “Standing Statues of the Twelve Heavenly Generals,” both of which were created 1,300 years ago. Persimmon Leaf Sushi: Perfect for Autumn!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2385/20945-2385-916320ba6e56dbb40141d43b4e06a455-2736×1824.jpg “Grilled Mackerel” Tasting (C) Osaka Television Next, we headed to Hiramune, a restaurant specializing in persimmon leaf sushi, a local Nara dish. We tried the “Grilled Mackerel Platter.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2385/20945-2385-5c5267028c8b33921fadee4d06f668eb-2736×1824.jpg Rice is shaped like sushi and wrapped in persimmon leaves. (C) Osaka Television After enjoying the delicious treat, we decided to try making our own persimmon leaf sushi!
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2385/20945-2385-39517cfa79d1e682d08112fdd4d7ade0-2736×1824.jpg Once the packaging is complete, it’s complete! (C) Osaka Television I got a great souvenir! “Hiyaoroshi,” a limited-edition autumn sake aged for six months
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2385/20945-2385-7a49b4c647d2d48f0702338dda90cf7f-2736×1824.jpg [Nara Toyosawa Sake Brewery (C) Osaka Television In search of more autumn flavors, we visited Toyosawa Sake Brewery in Nara, which we also visited in 2017.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2385/20945-2385-467074a814a186da432c7bf468a0862b-1617×1080.jpg Brewery-exclusive “Junmai Dry Unfiltered Raw Sake” “Toyoshuku” (C) Osaka Television We will be offering special tastings of the autumn-only “Toyoshuku Hiyaoroshi Junmai Genshu” and the
brewery-exclusive “Toyoshuku Dry Unfiltered Raw Genshu,” made with Yamadanishiki rice from Nara Prefecture. Autumn blessings! “Steamed Salmon” and “Mushroom Kamameshi”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2385/20945-2385-3f3dc56404b906e950a93bbfce022a7f-2429×1619.jpg [Japanese Food and Sake Yamatoan (C) Osaka Television For dinner, we went to Yamatoan, a restaurant serving Japanese cuisine and sake, located in front of Nara Station, where you can enjoy Yamato vegetables and ingredients from Nara.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/20945/2385/20945-2385-1eec6adf5176b0e1e543a0628870d373-2736×1824.jpg “Nara Mushroom Kamameshi” uses “Hinohikari” rice grown in Nara Prefecture. (C) Osaka Television Enjoy dishes like “Steamed Autumn Salmon and Chinese Cabbage” and the restaurant’s recommended “Nara Mushroom Kamameshi”! “Otona Tabi Aruki Tabi” airs every Saturday from 6:30 PM. This is a travel program for adults in which Kunihiko Mitamura walks the places he visits, savoring the local delicacies, fine wines, and scenery, and sharing his impressions from interacting with the local people. 〇Program website
https://www.tv-osaka.co.jp/ip4/tabi/ 〇Program official X account https://x.com/tetsutabiclub 〇Program official Instagram account https://www.instagram.com/tvo.otonatabi/ For more information about this release