Do you like "Chibi Maruko-chan"? You like it, right? I love Chibi Maruko-chan cafe so much that I can say that 10% of my identity is made up of Chibi Maruko-chan, but I'm sure girls of the same generation (30's) will understand. You will.

Did you know that Chibi Maruko-chan fans have an irresistible "dreamland" in Shimizu, Shizuoka? It is " Chibi Maruko Chan Land " in the commercial facility S-Pulse Dream Plaza!


● Enjoy the world of Chibi Maruko-chan

This is a museum where you can experience the world of "Chibi Maruko-chan". Shimizu in Shizuoka is the town where Maruko was born. If you step inside the building, you can feel as if you were a character in a manga, and it is a coveted theme park for fans.

Maruko and Sister's room, living room with kotatsu, kitchen familiar with Maruko and mom, etc. (almost) life-sized "Sakura family" is realistically reproduced.


There is a gallery where the original author Momoko Sakura's handwritten manuscript is displayed, and a library where you can freely read Sakura's manga and essays.


There is a photo studio where you can take a commemorative photo while wearing Maruko-chan's costume, which is full of highlights. If you're lucky, you might meet a moving Maruko-chan!


And if you fully enjoy the world view of Chibi Maruko-chan ... Go straight to the restaurant " Minna no School Lunch " right in front of you! A nostalgic "school lunch" is offered here, which further sublimates the nostalgic feelings that have sprung up in Chibi Maruko Chan Land.


● Everyone's school lunch--it's like an elementary school classroom!

Wooden chairs and desks are lined up in the store. Textbooks that stick out of the drawer and disaster prevention hoods that are hung on the back of a chair. And who's forgotten, there is even a school bag. Yes, this is a shop, not a shop. It 's like an elementary school classroom !



Multiplication tables and quick reference tables for units are also posted here and there. I studied "angle and area". When I was a kid, I was wondering if I would use it in my future life, and in fact I don't use it at all in my life, but it's okay because I can feel the emo feeling after becoming an adult like this. I want to tell myself at that time that things are not wrong.


● "Soft noodles" and "fried bread" for menu

By the way, if you look at Kodate (menu table) ... "Soft noodle lunch" (950 yen / tax included, same below), "Curry rice lunch" (750 yen), "Age bread" (200 yen) Nostalgic characters such as "frozen mikan" (100 yen) are lined up.

…Hmm? Does "Nan" appear in recent school lunches? It wasn't in my time, though.


I want to indulge in the memories of those days, so this is decided by the standard "soft noodle lunch". Soft noodles, fried bread, dessert, and drinks are included in the set. You can choose minced meat sauce or curry sauce, so this time I ordered minced meat sauce.

In addition, I used "milk" as the drink, but the children's idol " Milmake " came with me! Hyaho! You can choose either powder or liquid from your favorite flavors such as coffee, caramel and strawberries. By the way, when I was in elementary school, Milmake was powder, but some friends know only liquid Milmake, not powder. Which was everyone? Did you go to Milmake for lunch in the first place?


● Try eating lunch for the first time in 20 years

A warm soft noodle lunch prepared by a clerk who looks like a "kappogi" like a school lunch. I'll have it right away before it gets cold!


First of all, soft noodles. Plenty of meat sauce is entwined with the thick noodles. You can sprinkle the sauce on the noodles or put the noodles in the sauce, but perhaps the easiest to eat is to cut the noodles from the top of the bag into 4 equal parts using the corners of the plate, one piece at a time. How to put it in the sauce and taste it. I asked the clerk to tell me (the clerk seems to have learned from the customer).




The noodles have a moderately chewy texture and are very crisp. The throat is smooth and smooth. In addition, the meat sauce is chubby and rich, and the sweetness and umami are condensed tightly. A well-balanced taste that can be enjoyed by adults as well as children. Was the school lunch so delicious?


Then fried bread. The fluffy and elastic dough is sprinkled with plenty of powdered sugar. I miss the crispy mouthfeel! When you bite it, the area around your mouth becomes pure white. The texture that melts when chewed and the fragrant and gentle sweetness are the same as those days.


For dessert, I chose the familiar frozen tart, but you can also choose grilled tart or cheese crepe (+20 yen). But after all, the school lunch dessert of those days was frozen mikan. It was sweet, juicy and very delicious.


● You should stop by "Mitsuya" on your way home

After filling your stomach and heart with a nostalgic lunch, stop by "Mitsuya", a candy store and souvenir shop attached to the land.


Inside the store, there are a lot of sweets that make you shout "Nostalgic!" I used to eat ramune and mochi sweets when I was a kid. I vividly remember that I went to a candy store with my pocket money.



Chibi Maruko Chan Land and everyone's school lunch are not enough even if there are many "nostalgic" things. Not only Maruko fans, but also when you want to feel the atmosphere of the Showa era or remember your childhood, why don't you come visit us?

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