In Search of Hidden Ramen in Kyoto
April 11th 2024 Backstreets:
The Gion district of Kyoto embodies the romanticism that surrounds Japan’s ancient capital. Filled with machiya (traditional long wooden houses), it harbors several “teahouses,” where geiko — the Kyoto term for geisha – entertain their high-class guests with quick-witted conversation and skilled musical performances.
Yet just north of Shijo Street, the neighborhood evol
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