Today is Sunday the 16th, “Yoiyama” of Kyoto’s Gion Festival
It was extremely hot during the day, over 36 degrees Celsius…
But in the evening there is a pleasant breeze…
Tonight we enjoyed Japanese cuisine on the riverbed.
We started eating from 6:30 p.m., but the area was still bright with the remnants of the daytime heat.
The night tobari gradually descends, and the sky changes color like a gradation…
It is one of my favorite places because I am soothed and comforted by the watery air of the Kamo River and the river breeze gently caresses my cheeks.
- Ice walnut rice cake from Kanbukuro, a Sakai specialty that has been available for 700 years.
- The Gion Festival is the highlight of the Yasaka Shrine festival, and the Yamahoko Junko (float procession) was viewed as the Mae-matsuri (pre-matsuri).
Kyoto’s udon
We are at “Gion Ima” in Kyoto.
They were eagerly counting down the days until the November 6 lifting of the ban on crab dishes, one of the most extravagant winter delicacies, to enjoy the luxury of the crab.
Japan’s oldest classic hotel! The Nikko Kanaya Hotel is the oldest existing resort hotel in Japan!
The best season for eel is from around October!
