Japanese pretty purses “Gamaguchi” in Kyoto
Great souvenir! Gamaguchi, pretty Japanese purse Gamaguchi is Japanese pretty purses. The metal fittings had imported from Europe in Meiji period (1868-1912) ac…
Tsuruya Yoshinobu sweet shop and Café in Kyoto
Where is the famous sweet shop in Kyoto? Tsuruya Yoshinobu is the famous sweet shop, which has brunch from north and south in Japan. The main store is in Horika…
Travel Japan in a tea room
Travel in the small Japanese tea room?! The basic size of the tea room is just 4 and half tatami mats（≒8.208㎡). Even in the small room, we can travel and imagin…
Kimono show in Kyoto Nishijin textile center
Kyoto has flourished by Nishijin textile and kimono. Although the number of people wearing kimono got less than 20 years ago and many company in Nisjijin Kyoto …
Tea Ceremony in Kitanotenmangu shrine. It’s held once a month!
Tea Ceremony in Kitanotenmangu shrine Kitanotenmangu shrine has 2 tea rooms, which have tea ceremony every month. One is Sho-ko-ken tea room, the other one is M…
Tea Utensil shops in Kyoto. Don’t hesitate to enter!
Japanese tea utensil shops in Kyoto My tea house “Tea Ceremony Koto” is just a 1minutes walk from Kinkakuji. I have many foreign tourists, so they sometimes ask…
Daitokuji temple and Daitokuji beans
Daitokuji temple is 3 stations by city bus from Kitaoji subway station. It’s not very popular compared to Kinkakuji or Kiyomizu temple, but I like the calm mode…
”Shojin” Vegetarian diet in Kyoto
We have some Japanese vegetarian restaurants in temples in Kyoto. The dish is called “Shojin Ryori”, which means the training for Buddhism. Izusen in Daiji-in, …