After finding our Air Bnb accomodation, food was on our minds. After some searching, our first meal in Kyoto was a delicious bowl of ramen at Kairikiya in central Kyoto. The place is part of a chain spread over Japan. We had a bowl of miso ramen, karaage (Japanese fried chicken) and fried gyoza (dumplings).… Continue reading Great ramen at Kairikiya in Kyoto
Month: April 2017
With the Hikari Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto
After a first night in Tokyo, during my recent Japan trip, we took the Shinkansen bullet train to our next destination Kyoto. The distance between the two cities is approximately 450 kilometers. With the high speed Shinkansen trains however, the trip is quite a breeze. We reserved our tickets the night before departure at one… Continue reading With the Hikari Shinkansen bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto
Back to Japan!
8 years ago, I first visited Japan, and immediately loved it. I’ve been wanting to go back ever since, but it took that my brother moved to Kyoto to force me to lift my butt, enter R2D2 and bring myself to the land of riding suns, fantastic food and great people. The trip started with… Continue reading Back to Japan!