ENOTECA MANIFATTURA

A few minutes from Atami Station, I turn off the bustling shopping street filled with tourists and head toward the shop. I straighten my clothes and open the green door to find Mr. Hagiwara standing behind the counter. As he catches my eye, we exchange a light greeting, just as we always do.

The wine bar, Enoteca Manifattura, is a rare place in Atami where a stateless atmosphere and sense of time prevail. The shop is overflowing with various antiques from different eras and countries, and before you know it, you lose track of where you are. The owner, Mr. Hagiwara, has a deep love for books, art, and music.

Was it last summer when I first met him? I was brought here by Koji Nii of Eatable of Many Orders, who told me there was an interesting shop to visit. When we arrived, books and wine were piled high on the counter, almost burying it. Looking through the gaps, I could see the owner in the back. Once he realized that Koji was the guest for the evening, he pushed the books aside, poured some wine, and began talking about the books he had recently read. Before I knew it, the shop was full of customers, and I could feel how they were cherishing the atmosphere of this place.

When he was young, Mr. Hagiwara spent time moving between France and Italy. He talks about working with a Black man at a Brazilian restaurant—they had no money, but it was fun—and learning the taste of wine from Mr. Pinchiorri in Italy. The phrase he sometimes mutters, "Having fun is what's important," might be connected to those memories. The shop that Mr. Hagiwara has built up little by little with his own hands has long been loved by writers and artists.
As if to carry on those memories, Enoteca Manifattura is preparing to be reborn this summer.

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