Toei Kyoto Studio Park in Uzumasa part.2
Entry plug There’s one seat inside and you can take a photo, and that’s about it. Since you just look and you’re done, there’s really no need to queue up. The view from up top The det…
Entry plug There’s one seat inside and you can take a photo, and that’s about it. Since you just look and you’re done, there’s really no need to queue up. The view from up top The det…
I’d heard there was a film set and theme park in Kyoto that doubles as the backdrop for period dramas, so I went to check it out this time. The place It’s a movie village in an area called Uzumasa…
Finding a good place to eat in Arashiyama isn’t easy, and plenty of them don’t take reservations, so after some agonising I settled on a soba restaurant. The walk there It’s Arashiyama, but …
The streets of Arashiyama Plenty of people about. Shops like these Tenryu-ji Temple I keep meaning to actually go inside one day, but I only ever wander back and forth out front. Rilakkuma Sabo Character-t…
Get off at Arashiyama Station and it’s about a ten-minute walk to the bridge that Arashiyama is known for. On the way A place like this I’d actually never been to the far side of the bridge, and …
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…
Sushi Sakai is a tiny sushi shop right by Nishiki Market. So tiny it’s honestly startling. I was blown away when I ate here once before, so I decided to drop in again. A scene at Nishiki Market Somethin…
If there is one place in Kyoto I most want to visit, I think it would be Nanzen-ji. It must be that distinctive Taisho-era mood it has. The eras before that never quite click with me, either.. A cat on the way…