Forest of Warmth

This forest has the atmosphere of a Ghibli movie, appearing as you walk down a narrow slope past a residential area.

Once inside, you will feel as if you have wandered into a small medieval European village, a peaceful and magical place that resembles a fairyland.

Surrounded by the sounds of nature, a wonderful encounter with delicious food, cakes, and cute sundries awaits you.

This is an extraordinary space that makes you forget the hustle and bustle of everyday life, and is gaining popularity as a place where you can enjoy yourself to your heart’s content with your eyes, mind, and mouth.

The forest is dotted with restaurants, cake stores, general stores, and cafes where you can meet owls. Each building has its own fairy-tale charm, making visitors feel as if they have wandered into a medieval European village.

Visitors can enjoy creative French cuisine using seasonal ingredients and carefully selected wines at Restaurant Dussour.

The restaurant also offers first-rate flavors of exquisite soups, fish and meat dishes, and even desserts that make the most of the flavors of the ingredients.

In the courtyard surrounded by trees is the “Forest of Sweets and Courtyard Cafe,” a cake store where pretty and delicious cakes and baked goods that look like they are studded with jewels are made daily.

There are also many attractions such as “COZY,” a general store that mainly sells Swarovski accessories, and “pineta,” a handmade store.

Visitors can also spend a relaxing time at “Fukuzo” where they can interact with a variety of owls, including a pure white barn owl, one of only a few in Japan.

After paying the admission fee and asking the staff for precautions, visitors are free to enjoy their time with real owls.

In addition, a leather store called “Light Shine” produces and sells original accessories and even puts your name on them.

There is also a gallery “Sora” mini store and many other attractions that will fascinate visitors.

Benches have been set up so that visitors can relax while listening to the sounds of nature.

Going down the hill, you will find several buildings with an atmosphere that looks like something out of a picture book. There are stores selling accessories and small goods, such as “Zakka COZY” and “Gallery Sora”.

In addition, at the store “Leaf and Peach,” visitors can relax in the forest with seasonal flowers, plants, and household goods. The shop “Saison Rasul” sells tableware imported from Poland and Germany.

At “Pineta,” a handmade store, visitors can see handmade works by artists from Hamamatsu City and its suburbs. Visitors can enjoy choosing from a variety of fabrics, glassware, ceramic figurines, accessories, and more.

Nukumori-no-Mori began when Shigeyoshi Sasaki of the architectural firm Nukumori Kobo opened his home to the public as a model room. Later, it became widely known by word of mouth and developed into a tourist attraction for the general public to enjoy.

A visit to Nukumori no Mori is like wandering into a small medieval European village. It has a peaceful and mysterious atmosphere, as if you are in a fairyland, and is a very attractive tourist spot in Lake Hamana. Why not visit?