We are building the Kyoto Store, but it just isn't ready yet. It is going to be worth the wait.
We are building the Kyoto Store, but it just isn't ready yet. Calculating shipping to the whole world is proving difficult.
We are building the Kyoto Store, but it just isn't ready yet. We wish it were. Really, we do.

Kyoto Used Book Fair at Chion-ji Temple – Autumn

The Autumn Used Book Fair (Aki-no-Furuhon Matsuri) in Kyoto takes place every year at Chion-ji Temple from October 30th to November 3rd. This is one of the three annual secondhand book fairs in Kyoto and takes place on the grounds of an historic temple. There are about 200,000 used and ... read more

The Taste of Real Sake in Kyoto: Sake Bar Asakura (with Fluent English Service)

"Welcome to the world of REAL SAKE!! Have you ever tasted fruity, rich flavored sake, unpasteurized sake, red sake, amber colored 20+ year old vintage sake? More than 50 kinds of sake is waiting for you... at Nihonshu Sake Bar Asakura", reads the sign outside. I'm in! How about you? [caption id="" ... read more

Kyoto Kitayama Lumberjack Sushi

To make this sushi, in addition to a kitchen, a woodshop is required! Masakazu Hatadan runs a bento and catering shop in the rural mountain village of Keihoku an hour drive up from the ancient capital. This is Kitayama Sugi (cedar) country and a station town on the old Saba-kaido ... read more

Bon Appetit Magazine Photoshoot at Kichisen

Iron Chef defeater Chef Yoshimi Tanigawa, said to carry the future of Kyoto cuisine on his shoulders, is a one of a kind. His cuisine is authentically Kyoto, but he isn't, and that is a good thing because unlike a lot of Kyoto, he is open to the world and ... read more

Kyoto Best Cheap Eats: Ootoya Teishoku Restaurant (800 yen)

Ootoya Gohan-dokoro is conveniently located in the bustling Sanjo-Kawaramachi neighborhood and offers mainly set meals, called teishoku in Japanese, with very good cost performance for tasty and healthy meals. Ootoya's teishoku meals are mainly rice based and are accompanied by fish, chicken or pork. Fish seems to be the most ... read more

Kyoto Best Cheap Eats: Marugame Udon Noodle Restaurant (500 yen)

Marugame Seimen is conveniently located in the bustling Sanjo-Kawaramachi neighborhood and offers Kyoto's best cost performance for tasty, filling and healthy meals. Marugame serves udon noodle dishes and the udon is actually made fresh, right on the premises! No 'Made in China' and 'Defrosted in Kyoto' budget noodle dishes here! Marugame ... read more

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