Month: March 2012

Great soba cuisine - not just noodles, an imaginative menu, all at a reasonable price and in the center of ...

After partaking in some fine sake enjoyed with fine company at Madoka, the proprietor gave me a box of fu manju, ...

Sadly, Madoka is now closed. I visited a sake bar in Kyoto that was new to me called Madoka (欒 ...

The Kyoto Costume Museum (風俗博物館) was closed for a year and it reopens on April 1, 2012. I got a ...

I L-O-V-E Hokusai. I regretted waiting until the very last day of the exhibition to go see the current exhibition ...

Today, I found this delightful incense holder made by Shigaraki ware potter, Koichi Maekawa (前川幸市). It is made in the ...

I dined at Chiran this evening for the first time in awhile. Recently I have been going to Hiro in ...

Kyoto is a very straight-laced and staid place with precious little out of the ordinary. In one way, I suppose ...

I was up in Shiga Prefecture today, which is 'just over the mountain' from Kyoto. Shiga is home the Japan ...

I got to visit Shang Xia (上下) for several days and learn more about their completely unique brand. Backed by ...