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Kyoto’s 5 Best-Known Cherry Blossom Spots by Locals (Hanami)

March 15, 2025

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

Travel

Japan’s Seven Lucky Gods and 7 temples enshrining them in Kyoto

February 12, 2025

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), […]

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Bisan: Kyoto’s first Palestinian restaurant

December 14, 2024

Opened in November 2024, Bisan is a Kyoto branch of Tokyo’s foremost Palestinian restaurant Bisan. It seems like […]

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Kijisoba Kijiya, Kyoto, Japan: Pheasant meat ramen near Kinkaku-ji

September 15, 2024

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) […]

Travel

Japan Oni Exchange Museum, Fukuchiyama, Kyoto

June 26, 2024

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train As Japan’s Demon Slayer (鬼滅の刃) movie broke box […]

Restaurant Review

Football Diner at Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA, Kameoka, Kyoto

June 3, 2024

The theme song for Kyoto Sanga F.C. ‘ヒートウェイブ京都サンガ’. In Kyoto, one may or may not have heard the […]

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Kyoto’s 3 best izakayas of all time

April 19, 2024

As a local/native in Kyoto, I’ve been in search of the best izakaya (居酒屋: Japanese tavern) for as […]

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Ura Stand, Kyoto: Chicken sashimi and kushiage at hip retro izakaya

February 13, 2024

Chicken sashimi (raw chicken) sounds impossible to eat. So does it in Japan in general. But some know […]

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Hokodo Coffee: Japan’s oldest cafe’s Kyoto branch at Imperial Palace

January 31, 2024

Hokodo (放香堂) is a Kyoto-based tea company that opened Japan’s first cafe Hokodo Coffee (放香堂加琲) in Kobe, Hyogo […]

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Musashi Sushi Honten: Kyoto’s best revolving sushi chain downtown

January 24, 2024

Founded in 1977 in Kyoto, Musashi Sushi Honten (寿しのむさし 三条本店) is probably the most famous sushi chain in […]

Restaurant Review

kitchen Bisshon, Kyoto: tachinomi izakaya pizzeria in an alleyway

January 17, 2024

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 […]

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Kyoto’s 6 best izakaya houses (kaikans)

January 5, 2024

Izakaya house (kaikan / 会館) is a machiya townhouse (machiya / 町屋) or a retro building that is […]

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Caramel Mama, Kyoto: Japanese diva Yumi Matsutoya fandom bar

December 19, 2023

Yumi Matsutoya (松任谷由実) a.k.a. Yuming (ユーミン) is one of the most successful female singer-songwriters in Japan. She is […]

Restaurant Review

Kushihachi Honten: Unrivaled, Kyoto-based kushikatsu izakaya chain

December 11, 2023

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

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Kyoto’s only Subway at Aeon Mall KYOTO

December 9, 2023

Kyoto’s only Subway (サブウェイ イオンモールKYOTO店) is located in a food court on the 4th floor of Kyoto’s second […]

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TEL AVIV: Kyoto’s Israeli izakaya restaurant downtown

December 3, 2023

TEL AVIV (テルアビブ / TEL AVIV ISRAELI STREET FOOD BAR) opened on December 1st, 2023 in Downtown Kyoto […]

Restaurant Review

Hachimonjiya, Kyoto: Legendary dive bar downtown

November 23, 2023

Hachimonjiya (八文字屋) looks like an old atelier operated by Kyoto-born award-winning photographer Fusayoshi Kai / the bar’s owner. […]

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Bar Kisaragi, Kyoto: Pop diva Miyuki Nakajima fan hangout

November 22, 2023

Miyuki Nakajima (中島みゆき) is one of the most sold Japanese singer-songwriters of all time. Her energy is more […]

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Rokuzaemon, Kyoto: Speakeasy John Wick izakaya downtown

November 20, 2023

So John Wick izakaya means a Japanese izakaya (居酒屋: tavern) that looks like it could appear in the […]

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Gnome, Kyoto: Cozy left-wing Irish pub

November 15, 2023

Going to an Irish (or British) pub is sort of like a cool foreign thing to do in […]

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Kushitatsu: Kyoto’s only whale meat restaurant in Arashiyama

November 5, 2023

As the controversy of Japan’s whale-eating culture catches international attention, there are certainly some Japanese restaurants that serve […]

Restaurant Review

Ishimaru Shoten, Kyoto: Tiki bar in the alley in Pontocho

October 27, 2023

Pontocho (先斗町) is one of the five most popular neighborhoods in Downtown Kyoto. Bars and restaurants are crammed […]

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ha ra, Kyoto: Au naturel cafe by Kamo River

October 25, 2023

ha ra is famous for two things. One is that the cafe is operated by an ex-manager of […]

Travel

Free manga library at Daimaru Kyoto (Manga No Kabe)

October 6, 2023

Daimaru Kyoto Daimaru Kyoto(大丸京都店) is a Kyoto location of a Japanese department chain Daimaru (大丸) founded in Fushimi, […]

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Daimaru Kyoto’s 8th floor: Restaurants, rooftop, and manga library

October 5, 2023

Daimaru Kyoto (大丸京都店) is a Kyoto location of a Japanese department chain Daimaru (大丸) founded in Fushimi, Kyoto […]

Restaurant Review

Pig & Whistle: Kyoto’s most famous British pub

September 30, 2023

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

Restaurant Review

Kafu, Kyoto: Retro hip Okinawan tavern

September 27, 2023

On a historical street market/commercial district ‘Sanjo-kai Shotengai (三条会商店街)’ is a retro hip Okinawan tavern ‘Kafu (かふー)’. It’s […]

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Dublin, Kyoto: Clearly an Irish pub 

September 22, 2023

Interestingly, in Japan, the word “pub (パブ)” indicates Philippine thanks to “Philippine pubs (フィリピンパブ)” where Japanese male sleazeballs […]

Restaurant Review

DE FRITES STAAN, Kyoto: Dutch french fries specialty bistro

September 20, 2023

It looked like a handsome Japanese bakery or a bistro to my Japanese eyes when I first saw […]

Restaurant Review

TORIKI BURGER, Kyoto: Chicken sandwich shop by Japan’s top yakitori chain 

September 3, 2023

Japan’s top yakitori chain ‘Torikizoku (鳥貴族)’ opened the first Kyoto location of its chicken sandwich chain ‘TORIKI BURGER […]

Restaurant Review

Din Tai Fung, Kyoto: Upscale Taiwanese dim sum chain

August 18, 2023

Din Tai Fung – once rated as one of the top 10 gourmet restaurants in the world by […]

Restaurant Review

Ebisugawa Gyoza Nakajima: Kyoto’s only gyoza specialty sauna

July 20, 2023

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 […]

Restaurant Review

Matsukawa Liquor Store: Kyoto’s most famous kaku-uchi izakaya

July 18, 2023

Izakaya is a Japanese tavern. Among the three kinds of izakaya, kaku-uchi (角打ち) izakaya is considered the dopest. […]

Restaurant Review

Watte Chai: Kyoto’s only Indian tea stall

July 13, 2023

In Uji (宇治), the mecca for Japanese green tea ‘Uji tea (宇治茶)’, tea shops and cafes are everywhere. […]

Restaurant Review

Burisho, Kyoto: THE yellowtail specialty restaurant

July 6, 2023

Opened in 2022, Burisho (魚師匠) has been gaining attention as Kyoto’s only yellowtail specialty restaurant / the master […]

Restaurant Review

Rub A Dub: Kyoto’s oldest Jamaican reggae bar

June 30, 2023

In Downtown Kyoto is Kyoto’s oldest/first reggae bar ‘Rub A Dub(ラバダブ)’ which opened in 1986. Or it’s Jamaica’s […]

Restaurant Review

1G, Kyoto: Ruin bar in abandoned kamaboko factory

June 30, 2023

One might have heard of Naruto. It’s a Japanese manga series about ninja students / its protagonist’s name. […]

Restaurant Review

Suba, Kyoto: THE contemporary soba shop

June 24, 2023

Soba shops (or buckwheat noodle bars) are as popular as ramen shops in Japan. One of a few […]

Restaurant Review

DIG THE LINE, Kyoto: European beer bar at ShinPuhKan

June 21, 2023

DIG THE LINE (or DIG THE LINE BOTTLE & BAR) is a stylish European beer bar at Kyoto’s […]

Restaurant Review

Rutubo, Kyoto, Japan: Smoked food bar in Gion

June 19, 2023

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

Restaurant Review

Daidokoro Tenya, Kyoto, Japan: Downright cozy izakaya  

June 18, 2023

A discreet alley behind Kyoto’s poshest shopping mall ‘BAL’ is where a cozy izakaya ‘Daidokoro Tenya (台所 てんや […]

Restaurant Review

Imai Shokudo, Kyoto: Legendary simmered fish shop

May 30, 2023

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 […]

Restaurant Review

Ki: Kyoto’s only Lebanese bistro

May 29, 2023

Ki (汽) is such a sophisticated, fast casual bistro in chic Gojo in Kyoto City. It’s impossible to […]

Event

The Big 3 of Kyoto festivals

May 23, 2023

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

Restaurant Review

Vegan Ramen UZU Kyoto: THAT teamLab ramen shop

May 7, 2023

Vegan Ramen UZU Kyoto is sort of understood as a teamLab ramen shop. teamLab is a Japanese company […]

Restaurant Review

Falafel Garden: Kyoto’s only Israeli restaurant

April 15, 2023

At Demachiyanagi Station (出町柳駅), one of the Kyoto-est stations, it’s a signboard of Falafel Garden that first welcomes […]

Event

KYOTO RAINBOW PRIDE: Gayest day in Kyoto

April 14, 2023

Here’s what Kyoto Rainbow Pride (京都レインボープライド・パレードフェス) and Pride Month (プライド月間) in Kyoto City look like. A map of […]

Restaurant Review

Best restaurants at Ace Hotel Kyoto

April 9, 2023

Ace Hotel Kyoto is the first Asian location of an American hotel chain “Ace Hotel.” Here’s a list […]

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