Tag: Kyoto

That night, we had Kaze no Mori (風の森) from Nara, Yuki no Bosha (雪の茅舎) from Akita, Zaku (作) from Mie, Daishichi (大七) from Fukushima, Mimurosugi (みむろ杉) from Nara and Tamajiman (多満自慢) from Tokyo.

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Six Kaze no Mori sakes in one sitting

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November 23, 2024November 25, 2024 Alvin Lee

“Sumimasen, Kaze no Mori onegaishimasu,” I requested. Pointing to the menu that featured tasting flights of sake by breweries from all over Japan.

The chunky and yummy yakitori of Yanagi Koji Taka

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November 16, 2024November 26, 2024 Alvin Lee

Ironically, yakitori wasn’t even on our radar for Kyoto. But I’m glad we ended up having some anyway, even though it was totally by accident.

Comparing seven rice polishing ratios of the same sake

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November 9, 2024November 1, 2024 Alvin Lee

If only there was a Japanese brewery that made the exact same sake, the exact same way but changed only the seimaibuai for different bottles.

Gion to Ginkakuji via the Philosopher’s Path

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November 2, 2024December 8, 2024 Alvin Lee

The 5.7-kilometre walk was quite an achievement for us, and easily one of the longest we’ve ever completed while on vacation.

Elegant tofu kaiseki at Rengetsujaya in Higashiyama

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October 26, 2024October 27, 2024 Alvin Lee

Tofu may seem like a humble ingredient but centuries — no, millennia — of refinement in Kyoto has elevated it to a delicacy.

There’s no such thing as too much yuzu at Yuzugen Pontocho

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October 5, 2024October 6, 2024 Alvin Lee

Yuzu sake, yuzu daikon, yuzu kosho, yuzu gyoza, yuzu nabe, yuzu ramen. When you’re a yuzu addict, it’s never enough.

Relaxing day trip to Uji from Kyoto

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October 2, 2024October 6, 2024 Alvin Lee

Uji feels like the kind of place that’s best enjoyed on a slower pace, and that’s exactly what we did. Here are the places we visited during the six hours that we were there.