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"Perched above a peaceful valley, this small café serves simple, comforting dishes — rice balls and cold sesame somen noodles among them — while offering expansive, jaw-dropping views across tiered rice fields. The staff wear traditional tenugui headscarves (one made from a pumpkin-print fabric that nods to the region’s artistic ties), and the atmosphere feels homely and quietly linked to the local arts scene." - Danielle Demetriou