For everyone who wants to experience Kyoto to its fullest, apart from Gion Area I really recommend Higashiyama.

Demachi Futaba was founded the year 1823 and has been making Japanese confections (wagashi) using traditional methods ever since.

I love Japanese traditional sweets (wagashi), especially everything that has to do with mochi and dango. In fact, dango is the first...

Especially if you're vegan like me it is nearly impossible to find bread at supermarkets. Some bakeries do offer vegan breads but they...

Last Sunday, on Februrary 23rd I visited a kofun (ancient burial mound) in Kyoto together with four Japanese people. One of them had been...

About Ichiwa and Aburi-Mochi Ichiwa is a over 1000 years old shop right next to the Imamiya Shrine and therefore the oldest sweets shop...

When talking about Kyoto, most people think of the most famous temples and shrines such as Kyomizu-dera or Fushimi-inari as well as...