Jay & Anne’s FoodstepsKaiseki dinner at Kanamean Nishitomiya, KyotoOur Ryokan stay at Kanamean Nishitomiya wouldn’t have been complete without a traditional Kaiseki meal served by our gracious host, Kazuo…Jun 7, 2015Jun 7, 2015
Jay & Anne’s FoodstepsDay 11 – Downpour in KyotoWe awoke on our eleventh day in Japan to a perpetual downpour. This severely dampened our plans as we had earmarked our only full day to do…Jun 6, 2015Jun 6, 2015
Jay & Anne’s FoodstepsDay 10 — Osaka to KyotoWe spent our last night in Osaka revelling in Dotonbori, one of Osaka’s most popular tourist destinations.May 16, 2015May 16, 2015
Jay & Anne’s FoodstepsKaiseki at Kichisen, KyotoWe departed Osaka (with much reluctance) and made the short trip to Kyoto for our next food adventure — a lunchtime Kaiseki meal at…May 10, 2015May 10, 2015
Jay & Anne’s FoodstepsDay 9 — An afternoon in HiroshimaBound for Hiroshima and Miyajima Island. A sombre visit to the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.Apr 28, 2015Apr 28, 2015
Jay & Anne’s FoodstepsSushi at Harasho, OsakaAn omakase sushi meal at Harasho.Apr 18, 20153Apr 18, 20153
Jay & Anne’s FoodstepsDay 7 — Storming Himeji CastleA visit to the newly reopened Himeji Castle, fighting through hordes of tourists to conquer Japan’s most beautiful castle.Apr 15, 2015Apr 15, 2015
Jay & Anne’s FoodstepsKaiseki at Wa Yamamura, NaraOur next food destination was another Kaiseki restaurant, this time in Nara which is about an hour out of Osaka.Apr 13, 2015Apr 13, 2015