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This year, from January, I have been feeling a strong appetite, which is not good. Normally, having a strong appetite and feeling energetic is a good thing, but considering the future of my body, I need to rethink my habits. I used to control my eating habits except on days off, but recently I feel like I've been slipping. I think it's because I've started to like coffee, which has increased my caffeine intake. Currently, I am feeling fine and spending each day energetically, but I know that this behavior will catch up with me eventually, so I may need to change my mindset soon. Shohei Ohtani, who played a key role in the WBC, is actually quite fond of sweets, but he usually restrains himself with a strong mind like his strong physique. His interpreter, Mr. Mizuhara, knows this, so he doesn't eat sweets in front of Ohtani. There have been videos of Ohtani eating a little snack on the bench, but he probably needs more than that. This is just my personal opinion, but his face looks like that of someone who likes sweets, not someone who dislikes them. If I could be as disciplined as him, I wouldn't have to worry, but that's impossible. However, I need to make some changes. As the deadline for my T-point was approaching, I was looking for a restaurant in the Ginza area where I could use my points. This is my second time using the "Reiwa Honzen" restaurant. Last time, I had lunch with a friend but I didn't write a review for some reason. This time, I made a reservation for afternoon tea. One good point is that you can make a reservation for one person. We were asked to wait in front of the elevator until our reservation time, and the reserved guests were called in order and guided to their seats. We were seated at the counter right away. I thought the counter was only for afternoon tea, but apparently it's not, as the lady next to me was having lunch. The afternoon tea started with a brown rice porridge, followed by a stand with 8 items, a taiyaki scone, and shichifuku inari. You could choose two types of shichifuku inari, so I chose sakura and walnut. The sakura flavor is limited to the afternoon tea. The taiyaki scone, which doesn't have red bean paste inside, was served with gluten-free green juice cream, cherry blossom sweet bean paste, and coarse red bean paste. The scone itself was slightly sweet, more like a madeleine with a hint of sweetness. The highlight of this plan is the gluten-free green juice cream made with brown rice flour instead of wheat flour, which was delicious. It had a taste similar to seaweed, surprisingly matching well with the sweetness. The "green juice mochi" on the stand also had a seaweed-like flavor, but it was also delicious. The other desserts made with strawberries were tasty, but there was nothing particularly special about them. When it comes to afternoon tea, most plans offer free drinks during the allotted time, and this plan was no exception. You could enjoy various types of Japanese tea and non-caffeine herbal teas. The variety of drinks was good. There were hojicha and sencha as well as herbal teas like rooibos caramel and elderflower. If you ordered a cold drink, they would serve it, but the standard was to enjoy the aroma with hot drinks. Among the drinks I tried, the herbal tea with spices was particularly delicious. By the way, all the drinks were served in teacups, which seemed to match the atmosphere of the restaurant. Going with a group is also nice, but since they allow reservations for one person, you can enjoy it alone and savor various teas. I may not be as disciplined as Ohtani, but I want to control my daily habits and enjoy afternoon tea when dining out. Being gluten-free and caffeine-free, it feels like I'm slightly reducing my guilt.【Bill】Sakura