At the Nishiki market, you must order the matcha ice cream, take lots of pictures, buy yourself a Kami for good luck or to attract love, get into the photo booth with your friends and stock up on your souvenir here.…
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A geisha is a Japanese hostess trained to entertain patrons with conversation and performance. Chasing Geisha in Gion, Kyoto What I knew about Geisha then was limited, based solely on Michelle Yeoh’s hit movie Memoirs of a Geisha. I tried to read the book, but couldn’t finish it. But a few hours earlier, a…
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I first had Okonomiyaki, the savoury Japanese pancake, at a cozy little restaurant called Warai-Warai in Kyoto, Japan.…
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We explored the Gion area, the famous Geisha Geiko district (a taxi driver taught us: Geisha in Tokyo; Geiko in Kyoto).…
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