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Satoko Arita

Registered dietitian / food education instructor

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Born in 1980, Aichi prefecture.
Engaged in menu preparation, school lunch guidance, clinical nutrition, nutrition consultation, etc. at elementary schools, general hospitals, and health centers. She also engaged in the formulation and enforcement of food education promotion plans at government agencies.

Moved the place of residence and developed food education activities in the fields for parents and children (finished after giving birth). Also worked as a freelancer for Metabolic Syndrome Nutrition Counseling, lecturer activities at cultural centers, menu preparation for LTCF, free paper contribution, etc. Hobbies are mountain climbing and cooking in the mountains(camping foods). Mother of two children.

Natural cafe in a renovated old house

A seven-minute walk from JR Katsukawa Station, Taiyou Human Connection Natural Cafe/Shop/Space celebrated its sixth anniversary in October 2020.
It is operated in a renovated 80-year-old house that used to be a futon shop located on a street off the shopping area.

With the motto of “a table where everyone can gather with a smile on their face,” the owner, Mizuno-san, wants to value the connections between people, and this natural cafe has become a place where many people gather to relax and chat.

When you take a side street from the shopping arcade, you will see a sign.

An old house with a quaint garden.

Gardenias were in bloom.

There are counter seats, table seats, and tatami room seats so that everyone from small children to the elderly can relax and enjoy their meals.

Lunch menu starts from 12:00 p.m.
But in the mornings, various workshops such as yoga, wild plants and Japanese herbs, tarot readings, etc. are held on an irregular basis, and exhibitions and sales are also held in a separate gallery.

On the day I visited the store, there was an exhibition and sale of native spirit art.

Today’s event

The entrance is also set up in relation to the event.

The other room here is a rental space, where various workshops are held.

Maximizing the use of carefully selected ingredients and seasonings

In order to provide safe and most secure food as possible, they use pesticide-free, chemical-free, and organic ingredients whenever possible. They also use naturally brewed seasonings.

The store also sells the owner’s special seasonings and miscellaneous goods.

Yoshitoki-san, the chef, brings out the best of these ingredients.
Yoshitoki-san met the owner, Mizuno-san, through a mutual friend who is a vegetarian.

The menu for the day was the “Various Tempura Lunch.” Normally, this lunch includes fish, eggs, and other animal products, but with advance notice, the restaurant is able to accommodate vegetarians.

The motto of the restaurant is “a table where everyone can gather with a smile on their face,” and with prior consultation, they can accommodate allergies as much as possible.

Vegetarian options available with prior consultation.

And here is the lunch I had today.

Seasonal dishes are served on one plate. It’s beautiful to look at.

The seasonal dishes served on one plate were beautiful and bright to the eyes, and on the day I visited in November, the plate was decorated with autumn flavors.
It consisted of seasonal tempura, homemade black sesame yose-tofu, and about six kinds of side dishes. It is served with mukago brown rice with miso soup.

The mukago brown rice was delightful with the crunchy texture of the mukago and the chewy texture of the brown rice.
Also, edible chrysanthemums add a touch of color to the Chinese cabbage salad.

The seasonal tempura includes some ingredients that might seem novel to be used as tempura. The thickly sliced green eggplant tempura was juicy and the persimmon tempura has a nice sweetness and crunchiness, and was surprisingly delicious.

Enjoy the crunchy texture of the mukago and the petite texture of the brown rice.

Delicious!

As for the side dishes, the potato salad is made with smoked oil, and the dried daikon radish is spiced with curry and cumin, which are very innovative and original. If you use these recipes as a reference for dinner, you will be able to improve your home cooking.

All sweets are vegan-friendly and gluten-free.

For sweets, they have several kinds of raw sweets from “makinoko-yoga-rawsweets.” On this day, I had the seasonal persimmon cheesecake. (It has cheese in the name, but it is dairy-free.)

The raw sweets you can enjoy here is excellent! There are many fans who come to the store just for the raw sweets. After lunch, I highly recommend you try their raw sweets.

They also sell raw parfaits on a random basis, and sometimes have yoga and raw sweet events, so I recommend checking their SNS pages such as Facebook, Instagram, and websites. All raw sweets here are egg, milk, wheat, and soy free.

There are also sweets available for take-out. One is the TORCH rice flour muffin. When I tried this before, it was a firm, chewy muffin with a gentle sweetness.
They can also be frozen, and after freezing, you can steam them to keep its fluffy texture.

The other item was the rice flour baked sweets from “Momo.” They have a variety of cookies with a mature flavor with spices. I have tried baked sweets several times before, and they were all really delicious.

On this particular day, I took home a coconut and sea salt cookie. The saltiness, the coconut flavor, and the crunchy texture were just right!

The nutty flavor is like cheese.

Gluten-free cookies made with spices and Japanese ingredients.

Vegan muffins with a gentle taste

Everyone can eat with peace, barrier-free mind.

Because Mizuno-san’s personality is very friendly, Taiyou Human Connection Natural Cafe has become a place where people from all walks of life, from mothers with small children to the elderly, gather to exchange opinions. It is a warm place where anyone can gather with comfortable space and delicious food.

「 Taiyou Human Connection Natural Cafe / Shop / Space」Basic information

Store name	Taiyou Human Connection Natural Cafe / Shop / Space
Tel	0568-32-1331
Address	28, Kakuzaki-cho, Kasugai-shi, Aichi
Business hours	12:00~17:00
Holiday	Sun & Monday
Budget	1000~2000yen
Payment method	Cash only
Parking Lot	N/A
Language	Japanese
Advance reservation	Available
Cooking description	Explanations of dishes are available upon arrival and reservation.
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