Sakyo 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), […]

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

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

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

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 […]

Kyoto City’s coffee consumption is the biggest in Japan (according to nikkei.com). It’s the war zone for coffee […]

Ohsho (Gyoza no Ohsho / 餃子の王将) and Tenkaippin (天下一品) are the most famous Chinese food chains in Japan. […]

Japan’s oldest night club, Club METRO, hosts a monthly drag show DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER in the ancient capital […]

Kyoto University’s Yoshida Dormitory hosts a party called “Club Yoshida.” Keen, upcoming local DJs play dissident, East Asian […]

Atop a Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Mononoke-esque mountain is Japan’s Cultural Heritage site also known as Mo-an, the Japanese […]

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

In an edgy neighborhood, Sakyo Ward known as a “makai” (hell or demon world in Japanese), cyberpunk izakaya […]