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OHAGI, or BOTAMOCHI, are rice balls made from sweet rice. Typical OHAGI, or BOTAMOCHI are with sweet azuki(red bean) paste like above picure. There are a lot of traditional sweets in Japan but OHAGI or BOTAMOCHI are one of the…
How about meditating in front of Zen Garden? Kyoto is an amazing city. The city has a long standing history—-Kyoto lasted as a capital for such a long time since 794 until 1867. Because of this background, this city has…
“Ladies in Kyoto” have some special connotation in Japan: They look elegant and gentle, but are very tough like willows. Geiko may be one of the profession representing ladies in Kyoto. I found the book titled “Memoirs of Geisha”…
Yakitori! barbeque chicken with skewers, Kushikura Yakiroi restaurant in Kyoto One of our best food we are proud of is, Yakitori! barbeque chicken with skewers. There are countless Yakitori restaurants all over Kyoto as well as in Japan, now I…
Intoxicated by Sake—– Japanese way of having a party!! What we Japanese people do when we go to a hot spring resort?! After bathing and being relaxed, we have a PARTY!! We wear Yukata, a cotton kimono, sitting directly on…
