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

0.1 mile (200 meters) away from Kyoto’s top tourist spot Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion) is Kijisoba Kijiya (きじそば雉弥) […]

Background music at Kushihachi Honten. Kushihachi (串八) is a Kyoto-based, kushikatsu (串かつ: deep-fried skewers)-focused Japanese izakaya chain. Its […]

Simmered fish (煮魚/nizakana or 魚の煮付け/sakana no nitsuke) is a quintessential seafood dish in Japan. Especially with mackerel (鯖の煮付け/saba […]

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

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, […]

Here are the top 10% – the most famous/popular/important – of all 295 bookstores (as of 2022) in […]