Higashiyama Ward - Sushi Sandwich

In Spring (March and April), it’s a tradition for Japanese people to go see cherry blossoms (sakura / […]

Japan’s Seven Lucky Gods, also known as “Shichifukujin (七福神)”, consist of Ebisu (えびす),Daikokuten (大黒天), Bishamonten (毘沙門天), Benzaiten (弁才天), […]

Tachinomi izakaya(立ち飲み居酒屋) means a Japanese casual standing food bar. So tachinomi pizzeria, kitchen Bisshon, clearly took advantage of […]

Except for Japan’s mighty British pub chain ‘HUB’, it should be Pig & Whistle that’s the most famous […]

Here’s what Ebisugawa Gyoza Nakajima Donguri-ten / Gyoza-yu(京都夷川餃子なかじま団栗店 / ぎょうざ湯) looks like. Ebisugawa Gyoza Nakajima […]

Downtown Kyoto’s prominent Gion (祇園) neighborhood is where Rutubo is at. Past the antique store-ish facade of Rutubo […]

Here are highlights and basics of the Big 3 of Kyoto’s festivals: Gion Matsuri (祇園祭), Jidai Matsuri (時代祭), […]

Here’s the list of the five most famous areas in Kyoto’s downtown (Downtown Kyoto). I, as a Kyoto […]

Kyoto City is the biggest city in Kyoto Prefecture. Here is the list of eleven wards of Kyoto […]

Here is the list of all 17 UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Kyoto. I, as a Kyoto native, […]

Kyoto BAL (京都BAL), ShinPuhKan (新風館), MUJI Kyoto Yamashina (無印良品京都山科), etc. For those who seek upscale products and store […]

A Studio Ghibli anime-like eatery, legendary RESTAURANT KIEV (レストランキエフ), offers exquisite Soviet cuisine with a Japanese Chinese […]

Kyoto’s only natto specialty restaurant, Natto Sosaku Cuisine Natsumame (納豆創作料理夏豆) offers Japanese comfort food ingeniously concocted with […]