Kantan-na Yume sits on top of a hill, meaning that it is not the most accessible place. On top of this, the inside of the café is quite narrow, with only a few steps to the upstairs area. That said, the lavatory is located near the entrance downstairs. ...
Production is done just behind the counter, in plain view and it is a beehive of activity. Demachi Futaba is far and away the busiestmochishop I have seen in Kyoto. Demachi Futaba Shop It is not uncommon for their to be 30 or 40 customers waiting in line, especially in the late aftern...
We love the little towns and villages near Kyoto, one in particular isHikone, on the north-east shore of Lake Biwa. Towns like Hikone are a great day trip or one night stop. About an hour from Kyoto by train, picturesque Hikone has one of the oldestcastlesin Japan and a beautifully ...
I am not always a big fan of azuki paste, usually it is too sweet for me. Of course ‘too sweet’ isn’t ‘Kyoto’, ‘Kyoto’ is subtle, sophisticated and delicate. This was my first time to have this. (I think there is a tiny wagashi shop in my neighborhood that I have seen ...
Demachi Futaba is a very famous shinise mochi shop in the Masugata Shotengai shopping arcade in the Demachiyanagi neighborhood. There are usually very long lines for their famousmame mochi. Demachi Futaba’smame-mochiis known for the softness and quality of it’smochiand the interesting contrast...