Japanese shaved ice in Kyoto Teramachi street.
Delicious Japanese shaved ice in Kyoto! Teramachi street in Kyoto is famous for the antique shops and galleries. On this unique street, there is a café owned by…
What’s “Okuribi” in Kyoto? It’s August 16th at night every year.
We have the important event “Okuribi” to pray for our forefathers at night on August 16th every year in Kyoto. 5 mountains will have fires which shapes are「大」「…
What’s “Wedding tea ceremony”? It’s very unique wedding in Kyoto!
What’s Wedding tea ceremony in Japan? Have you ever heard of “Wedding tea ceremony” in Japan? Actually, it’s really unique one, not so popular, but some J…
The top quality summer sweets in Kyoto “a drop of cool water”
The top quality summer sweets in Kyoto Murasakino Gensui is the small Japanese sweet shop near the word office of Kita-ku (north of Kyoto city). It’s on the pat…
The specail sweets for Gion festival in Kyoto
We had the second highlight called “Ato-matsuri” of Gion festival in Kyoto yesterday. It was the parade of floats (yama & hoko) to wish our sound health, wh…
Cooler tea ceremony in summer even without cold green tea!
The way of tea only for the hottest summer. Since it’s hot and humid in Kyoto, everybody loves to eat ice cream, watermelon, and the shaved ice in summer. One d…
Tea Ceremony for Kikusui-boko in Gion festival Kyoto held till 10pm today!
The tea ceremony for Kikusui boko (float) is the annual event for Gion festival in Kyoto. Some people are looking forward the tea ceremony every year. Although …
The flower for Gion festival in Kyoto! “ Leopard flower”
Flower for Gion Festival in Kyoto Gion festival seems not so famous among foreign tourists, but it’s one of the 3 biggest festivals in Kyoto. Kyoto citizen enjo…