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Shojin Ryori in Kyoto: Restaurants and How to Enjoy This Traditional Cuisine
Vegetarian and health-conscious individuals will also find this shojin ryori appealing. It introduces restaurants that can be easily enjoyed during sightseeing in Kyoto and Osaka. Would they like to experience shojin ryori, which is based on Japanese traditions and features creative cooking methods, presentation, and ingredients? The video also provides clear explanations on how to eat it.
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Best Kobe Beef Restaurants in Kyoto: Top 5 Picks
When you think of Kyoto, the image of delicate Japanese cuisine often comes to mind. However, it is also a city that boasts one of the highest beef consumption rates in Japan. Among the restaurants supported by the beef-loving people of Kyoto, this introduces a place where you can enjoy "Kobe beef," one of Japan's three major wagyu brands. After sightseeing in Kyoto, why not indulge in a luxurious time enjoying delicious Kobe beef?
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The Best Restaurants in Japan 2025 Edition
This introduces the restaurants selected as TOP 10 in the "SAVOR JAPAN Best Restaurant Award 2024-2025," which have received numerous reservations and support from foreign visitors to Japan. These are all must-visit renowned restaurants when traveling to Japan. All restaurants can be reserved from the link below. Since each restaurant is popular, early reservations are recommended.
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20 Vegan & Vegetarian Friendly Restaurants in Japan, including Kyoto and Tokyo
Restaurants offering vegetarian, vegan, or plant-based meal options are beginning to increase in Japan. Dishes made with carefully selected ingredients, such as yuba and shojin ryori, are popular among foreign tourists. This introduces 20 noteworthy restaurants across Japan, from Hokkaido to Okinawa, including Kyoto and Tokyo.
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5 Recommended Restaurants for Shabu-Shabu and Sukiyaki in Kyoto
Kyoto, popular among domestic and international tourists, is not only known for its numerous shrines and temples but also for its charming streets that reflect the essence of an ancient capital. This introduces restaurants where delicious shabu-shabu and sukiyaki can be enjoyed, located around the Higashiyama area, which is home to many famous sites, and the lush riverside resort of Kibune.
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Luxurious restaurants to visit for a lavish lunch while touring the power spots in Kyoto.
In Kyoto, there are numerous shrines and temples. On a day of visiting these spiritually significant power spots, why not enjoy a special gourmet experience that is different from the usual? We have selected restaurants where one can indulge in a luxurious lunch in extraordinary spaces, such as historic Western-style buildings from the Meiji era, beautiful Japanese gardens that change with the seasons, traditional townhouses characteristic of Kyoto, and hotels with stunning views on the top floors.
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5 Restaurants in Kyoto Where You Can Enjoy a Relaxing Breakfast
This time, we will introduce five restaurants in Kyoto where one would want to visit even early in the morning to enjoy a blissful breakfast. These restaurants are perfect for charging up before sightseeing or for spending a leisurely and luxurious morning.
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A Japanese restaurant that one would like to visit when in Kyoto, Shijo Karasuma | Kyoto
Shijo Karasuma in Kyoto is known as the city's most bustling shopping district, where "the most current Kyoto" awaits, blending tradition with modernity. It is also characterized by the presence of many new restaurants in the area. Mixing the old and the new, five must-visit Japanese cuisine and washoku restaurants have been selected.
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Japanese restaurants to enjoy around World Heritage Site Nijo-jo Castle, Kyoto Gyoen, and famous cherry blossom spots | Kyoto
Nijo-jo Castle, which has about 300 cherry trees of 50 varieties, hosts a cherry blossom festival every spring. The Kyoto Gyoen, a vast area of about 100 hectares surrounding the Imperial Palace, boasts around 1,100 cherry trees in full bloom. This introduction highlights recommended Japanese restaurants near these two spots where the history of Kyoto harmonizes with cherry blossom scenery, perfect for Hanami days.
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Recommended restaurants near cherry blossom spots such as Maruyama Park and Kamo River | Kyoto
Maruyama Park, home to the famous "Gion Shidarezakura" cherry tree, boasts hundreds of cherry blossoms in full bloom throughout the park. The cherry tree-lined path along the Kamo River creates a corridor of flowers. This area, surrounded by geisha districts and bustling shopping streets, is one of the most popular spots for strolling in springtime Kyoto. If you are looking to stop by on the way to and from cherry blossom viewing, these five restaurants are highly recommended.
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Japan's largest city, Tokyo, is the center of culinary culture in Japan. Countless Tokyo restaurants serve every kind of food imaginable and the Toyosu fish market keeps restaurants stocked with the nation's finest fish.
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Coastal areas, mountains and valleys surrounding Tokyo are bursting with tourist destinations, such as hot springs and ski slopes, where many unique foods are only available locally.
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Kyoto and Osaka Area
The cities of Kyoto and Osaka, together with their surrounding areas, have greatly influenced Japan's culinary culture since the 7th Century. The region is renowned for its entertainment, Kobe beef, and wide-ranging traditional dishes.
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The island of Hokkaido is home to wide-ranging produce of the finest quality, such as rice, meat, vegetables, fish and fruit. Popular dishes from Hokkaido include robatayaki (food slowly roasted on skewers) and Sapporo miso ramen.
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Northern Honshu (Tohoku)
The northern end of Japan's main island, Honshu, is renowned for its seasonal fruit and vegetables, nation-leading harvest of fish (especially tuna from Ohma), and delicious beef from Yonezawa, Sendai and Yamagata.
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Central Honshu (Chubu)
Chubu is in the center of Japan's main island, Honshu, and its culinary culture reflects its position between Japan's western and eastern halves. Delicious Hida beef, world-famous Mount Fuji and many acclaimed sake breweries are in Chubu.
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Western Honshu (Chugoku)
Chugoku, on the southwest of Japan's main island, is rich with diverse produce. Many of its products are praised as Japan's best, including Matsuba crabs from Tottori and oysters from Hiroshima. Its pears and muscats are also top grade.
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The mild climate of Shikoku is ideal for growing citrus fruit such as sudachi. Shikoku is also famous for Sanuki udon noodles, huge yields of tiger prawn from Ehime Prefecture and the best torafugu (tiger globefish) in the country.
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Western culture was first introduced to Japan through Kyushu, Japan's third largest island, where the influence of Portuguese and other western cuisine influenced the creation of a colorful culinary tradition.
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