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Dining with maiko is a typical Kyoto experience that few visitors get to try. Securing their ...

Due to fire safety and size restrictions, baths were never a part of traditional machiya ...

As Japan’s most traditional city, Kyoto suffers a reputation for being haughty and aloof. ...

For some, Hyotei is the best restaurant in Kyoto. For others, it’s overhyped, overpriced and ...

Yoshihiro Murata is the Gordon Ramsay of Japanese cuisine. From TV shows to newspaper columns ...

Even Korean food is gently seasoned in Kyoto. Risei goes easy on spices and lets the beef and ...

Mr Sawaguchi was 55 years old when he wound down the family greengrocer business and converted ...

Esteemed Uji-based tea supplier Koyamaen has been cultivating fine tea since the 17th century, ...

Despite being a popular spot with foreign tourists, Kyoto’s Gion district is full of ...

Vineria, a bar that is the second location opened by Ristorante t.v.b, serves a la carte ...

Discover Kyoto's best and tastiest

The main branch of Il Ghiottone is famously booked up weeks in advance. In 2008, chef Sasajima ...

A restaurant this far from the action needs to be special to survive. A Womb’s formula is ...

You’ll want a window seat here. With Mount Arashi in the background and the Togetsu Bridge ...

Menzo is famous for three things: enormous lunchtime queues, divine noodles and a handsome ...

The most sought-after seats in Kyoto are found at the eponymous kaiseki restaurant of Hisao ...

If you’ve visited Kyoto’s major temples and palaces, you’ll have seen the art of Kansetsu ...

The unusual cafe hours reflect this spot’s role as an unofficial chill-out space for nightclub ...

Gion’s best cocktail bars often serve up frosty receptions to foreign faces. Satonaka doesn’t. ...