The Road to Arashiyama
After a good meal, we set off for our first destination, Arashiyama. A signboard explaining the garden at Kennin-ji The hotel is right in front of Kennin-ji, which is famous for its ceiling painting. I would …
After a good meal, we set off for our first destination, Arashiyama. A signboard explaining the garden at Kennin-ji The hotel is right in front of Kennin-ji, which is famous for its ceiling painting. I would …
I’d heard the breakfast buffet at Hotel The Celestine Kyoto Gion was excellent, so I booked a table. First, a lap around the room. Looks promising. It opens at 7, but if you turn up right at opening the…
Kumiage yuba sashimi Now that I’m in Kyoto, I have to have a slice of yuba too.. Being able to knock out all of Kyoto’s specialties in one sitting is a real treat for a traveller. Whether it actua…
This place isn’t all that outstanding, and yet I keep coming back. Thinking about why, I suppose it’s because they cook with Kyoto ingredients, and that’s the charm that keeps pulling me in. …
For this Kyoto trip I thought it through in advance and worked out the schedule beforehand. I picked the hotel with the routes and all sorts of other things in mind, too. The lobby of Hotel The Celestine Kyoto…
I went to a big park called Garden Park. A spot where you can picnic It was so hot out that everyone had gathered in the shade. Inside the park The clouds look great. Observation tower It costs extra, so.. …
AEON really is the center of local life here. Whenever I go shopping I end up stopping by. Oukichubo — the name means “Wang’s kitchen” — is a Chinese restaurant in the mall’s food court…
The food court at Fujikawa Service Area.. Nothing much going on, though.. The view The view Mt. Fuji soft serve I grabbed a soft serve here and the milk flavour was really rich, so good.. Bentenjima scener…
There’s some strange building going up right behind Tokyo Tower.. The awkward part is that it’s still under construction so the lights aren’t on yet, but once it’s finished it could ru…
Curry tantanmen at Menya Itadori A really well-made bowl of ramen, as you’d expect. A shame it doesn’t come with a salad, but in Japan you can always grab one at a convenience store for around 100…
Pierre Hermé Signature Pistachio and Raspberry Hmm.. just so-so.. Pierre Hermé does a few too many collabs these days.. Fauchon Pistachio & Raspberry This one is pretty good. There seem to be a lot of pi…
Camembert cured in miso.. I have to wonder why anyone made this in the first place.. and the taste makes me wonder why as well.. Not that it tastes bad or anything.. Frutica tomatoes from Karatsu, Saga Prefec…