Category Archives: Kyoto

Lunch in Kyoto: Confusion & Flavour in Equal Portions at Ujicha Gion Tsujiri

Posted on February 18, 2013 by

Sitting in a green tea café in Kyoto, I look at the menu and think, at least there are pictures. I had visited the shop below a couple of days earlier and the queue for the café had been insanely … Continue reading →

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Japan: The Anatomy of a Kyoto Breakfast

Posted on February 17, 2013 by

When I first came to Japan 6 years ago, I remember nervously spying the hotel buffet, wondering how on earth I could eat fish and miso soup for breakfast. Even rice at breakfast time seemed alien. Now I am thinking, … Continue reading →

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A Postcard from Kyoto, Japan

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

Greetings from Kyoto! This is my second trip to Japan, but it is my first time outside of Tokyo and I am excited. Kyoto, like Tokyo, is charming as you would expect, and a lot more intimate, with many more … Continue reading →

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