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maiko from Kyoto show some summer dance with samisen song in Omotesando Hills!
“Okoshiyasu ~welcome~ Omotesando Hills” is a event of the 50th anniversary Kyoto & Paris became sister city.
the maiko girls danced so graceful! we can’t see them ordinary, here in Tokyo ;)
Japanese drink maker, Suntory has been begining to sell Japanese green tea drink “IYEMON CHA” in San Francisco.
“IYEMON” is the brand which the long-established tea leaf specialty store of Kyoto “Fukujyuen” has. It is very popular in Japan.
I feel fine with drinking it when I eat some foods. Suntory seems to spread in an international market in the future .
In the end of June, a cafe of “IYEMON CHA” opens in Kyoto. You can enjoy Japanese food culture. If you’ll visit to Kyoto, you shoud try to go there.
Keibunsya-book store is a place I always stop by when I visit to Kyoto. This book store is really worth a visit. Keibunsya is “a select shop of books, and things around books” with adjoining shops of Zakka, CD& DVD and an art gallery.
It is like a landmark which sends out various cultures from Kyoto to the rest of the nation.
If you say that you wanna check out the most interesting place in Kyoto, I’d definitely recommend the Keibunsya .
The Kyoto tower just stands out most, around the Kyoto station. But in fact, the local people in Kyoto think that the Kyoto tower is a shame for them.
They say because it looks like a stick of candle that is kind of indicating a stereo type of Kyoto, and it is not as high (131m) as to be called a “tower” etc.
There are souvenir shops, a book store, restaurants and even a hot spa inside the Kyoto tower. So why don’t you visit?
Kyoto Tower - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Welcome to Kyoto - Kyoto Tower -
Hey, I’ve just been to Kyoto by bullet train! In this time of the year in Kyoto, “Koyo”（紅葉）- autumn colored leaves are the best thing, more than anything else.
At temples and shrines, there were many people from all over Japan to enjoy the beautiful “Koyo” landscape.
Maybe due to the global warming, the season of “Koyo” has been shifted year by year. You know it’s already December, and we say it is the best time for the autumn leaves. That sounds a bit wired, don’t you think?
The photo of Maiko（like “Geisha”）is probably a tourist in that costume. They said that the make-up services for the tourist have been very popular recently. This is not a real Maiko, so don’t mistake!
Autumn leaves (koyo) in Japan
Japanese fall foliage destinations in Kyoto - Autumn in Japan
Kyoto Winter Special 2008
