Posts from — August 2004

Elijah Craig bourbon and Gekkeikan retro sake made the old-fashioned way. It’s food week.

This tsukemomo shop in the seventeenth century Nishiki-koji shopping arcade is often featured on TV programs in Japan.

The line of salivating women outside this shop on Shijo Street never seems to be shorter than 10 meters on weekends.

(188kb)Superimposed on a Kyoto satellite map, with other rail lines and major landmarks for reference. In November, a new section of the Tozai line will open, extending the service southeast to Rokujizo in Uji City.

Just minutes ago…

Update: A few different people have emailed me about acquiring these commemorative four seasons in Kyoto stamps. I begged off before, but I went back and they did still have some. Thus, I have a couple full uncut sheets of 4 X 5 of these 80 yen stamps (see second image), US$7 per row or $30 (by Paypal) for the whole sheet, including airmail with cardboard backing.