Special Christmas Dinner
Rapport coffee house in the Kyoto Century Hotel in the Shimogyo Ward of Kyoto will serve a special Christmas dinner from December 19-25. The menu features: marinated salmonpasta in crab and shrimp tomato saucescallops and sea bream in a white wine saucefillet steak in a truffle and Madeira wine saucebreaddessertcoffee or tea The price for the dinner is ¥5775. Call (075) 351-0111 for more information.
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This year, the Kobe Luminarie will be held from December 3rd to 14th, 2009. The area will be open from 6pm to 9:30pm from Monday thru Thursday each week, on Fridays from 6pm to 10pm, Saturdays from 5:30pm to 10pm and on Sunday from 5:30pm to 9:30pm. If you wish to experience the Kobe Luminarie, it is best to take the train. Traveling there by car will take much more time out of your day because of heavy traffic. Also, if you visit the area earlier in the month, you will experience less foot...
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Tani House is a famous landmark guest house for foreigners in Kyoto. The Japanese style guest house was started in 1970 by Seiko Tani when she began assisting foreign visitors allowing them to stay at her house near Daitokuji Temple during their visit to Kyoto. It is a great place to relax and sleep on Japanese futons and experience true Japanese lifestyle. A short walk away from Tani House, visitors can enjoy Daitokuji Temple, well-known for its several natural treasures, and typical Japanese...
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Enjoy a stroll along the philosopher’s trail in Kyoto. And afterwards, stop by Visit the Pomme Cafe for fresh homemade cakes and coffee. Pomme Cafe is located along the Dainisosui in north eastern Kyoto. To get there, you can take a bus, taxi or walk from Demachiyanagi Keihan station. For more information contact the owners who speak both Japanese and English or just look for this unique cafe on your next hike along the philosopher’s trail. 144 Shimominamida-cho Jodoji Sakyo-ku,...
Read MoreCatch’em While You Can
Japanese maples are beginning to turn into their beautiful yellow, orange and red autumn colors. Tis the season for momiji viewing. You would expect during a normal autumn season to see thousands upon thousands of people roaming here and there admiring the beautiful autumn leaves, but that is not quite the case this year. Be it so called global warming or just another side of the way God created the earth, rain is pouring over Japan a little more than usual at this time of year. Usually rain...
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BBQ Time in Japan
Golden Week is a great time to have family and friends over. And for those of you who are choosing to stay put and stay home away from the heavy traffic that many roads will carry this Golden Week, a great way to spend Golden Week is to have a BBQ! The weather right now in the Kansai area is cool to warm. Lately, there has been a little rain off and on, but that shouldn’t be the case during Golden Week. The forecast for Golden Week 2009 is sunny and warm weather. Go to your local Japan...
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