After your stroll, return to the hotel for breakfast. The Kyoto-style Japanese cuisine includes freshly cooked rice, grilled fish, and side dishes. The Western food is buffet-style, so you can eat to your heart's content with your favorite dishes, including egg dishes, fresh vegetables, and...
MATCHA This is the official account of MATCHA's editorial department. Our articles feature useful travel information for visitors to Japan, from how-to guides to recommended places to visit. Shopping in Japan While many people visit Japan for its beautiful scenery and cuisine,shoppingis another pop...
Quick Tip:I recommend you buy a Japanese payment card, like aSuica Card, to use on all trains, buses, and subways in Tokyo and other big cities in Japan (including Kyoto and Osaka). There is also a Suica app that you can use to refill the card. Having one of these Japanese payment...
Watch as we take you around Sensōji Temple, Kitchen Street, and matcha and sweet stores. Things to do in Tokyo Yozakura: 12 Night-Time Cherry Blossom Illuminations March 27th, 2025 | Alexandra Ziminski You've seen cherry blossoms in the daytime; now see them shine at night. ...
Where to drink and eat matcha in Tokyo Any tea room serves excellent matcha, impossible to choose the best. Dorayaki Dorayakiare often referred to as Japanese pancakes, as they consist of two fluffy, pancake-like layers filled with sweetazukired bean paste. This popular treat is loved for its...
WHERE TO SEE FALL COLORS IN AND AROUND NAGANO Nagano and the surrounding region of Central Japan boast most of Japan's tallest mountains. As such, the autumn leaves occur earlier than in other popular destinations such as Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka thanks to the higher elevation of the region -...
At the point when in Kyoto, make certain to leave on a ramen experience and enjoy these outstanding dishes of goodness. Each ramen shop offers a particular culinary encounter, mirroring the different flavors and styles that make Kyoto’s ramen scene so enamoring. Whether you lean toward the fr...
Houjicha originated from Kyo Bancha. Kyo Bancha is a tea made from pruned tea leaves. Tea bushes are machine trimmed to give them a certain shape. The trimmings are basically waste, but those taken from the highest quality bushes, ones used to makematchaandgyokuro, are used to make Kyo ...
5 km runs in Tokyo: Get started with a Couch to 5K If, like me, the idea of running anywhere further than the loo fills you with a sense of impending doom and a general but nonetheless deep understanding of what is and isn’t possible in life, a Couch to 5K program is the way to...
Arashiyama is a district on the outskirts of Kyoto, whose scenic expanse is a haven of woodland hills that undergo drastic seasonal transformations of color, from crimson, autumn leaves to gentle, peach colored hues of