traditional cuisine

 

sashimi

sweet fish and tempura

shabushabu

Hiroshige Utagawa

HIROSHIGE was an ukiyo-e artist.
on a rainy day early summer, you recall Shono's white rain', out of The fifty-three stations of the Tokaido.

fruity dressing strawberry

healthy dressing made from strawberry.
just won the FOODEX grand prize.
love the package, too.

'you and me' by kirinji

we have got in summer this week, the daytime high hit 35 centigrade, which nearly equals to body temperature.
here is the tune i want to play while driving early summer.
the miniature garden matches the tune, i think.

iris in Heian Shrine

West garden is almost like sanctuary for small animals like killifish, dragonflies and so on in central Kyoto with out of the world air.

Heian Shrine

Heian Shrine is one of the top ranked shrines.
It is famous for its gate.

Admission is ￥600, which would be $6,
but it goes admission free just one day in early June, when the iris bloom.

Let's explore and find out what's inside.

Nijo Castle (2)

 

you aren't allowerd to take pfotos inside this Ninomaru-Palace which witnessed the restoration of imperial rule in Meiji era.

the central keep, or donjon was here before it was burnt and lost in 18th century.

Nijo Castle

Nijo Castle in Kyoto was constructed by the Tokugawa Shogunate.

the openwork at the entrance to Ninomaru Palace