Suntory Akadama Port Wine Advertisement circa 1922
I visited the Suntory Yamazaki Distillery and Museum today. It is on the outskirts of Kyoto and was the first...
I am the creator of the KyotoFoodie and OpenKyoto websites. I am from the US and came to Japan some years ago to study architecture and urban design in graduate school. While in grad school I got very interested in brands and product development. Currently I work as an independent consultant on brand and product development projects. I am mainly working with traditional Kyoto companies and artisans to develop new products for overseas markets. I really enjoy this work!
I visited the Suntory Yamazaki Distillery and Museum today. It is on the outskirts of Kyoto and was the first...
Nagahama Ramen is located on Kiyamachi Street just south of the intersection with Sanjo Street. Kiyamachi is one of the...
This year I have been making the rounds of the sake bars in Kyoto and the last destination was Sake...
Today I stopped in at the Kyoto Nike Store on Shijo Street with the intention of just buying some new...
Kyoto's Eikun sake brewery makes perhaps my favorite Kyoto sake. (Generally, I am not a fan of Kyoto sake.) I...
Hachibei is a Japanese wagyu beef restaurant in Kyoto that I introduced in a Travel and Leisure article in 2010....
I have been a fan of this brand since I first encountered their iPhone stencil, which was maybe their first...
I am doing a little collaboration with a woodcraft artisan based in Miyama, the mountains of rural Kyoto. We are...
There are nutria (coypu) in Kyoto - they have invaded here too. I see a few in the Kamo River...
It should be raining a lot in Kyoto now as this time of year is the rainy season. However, this...
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