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Kyoto is beautiful especially in autumn - You may think it's not easy to pick temples to visit as there are about 1700 temples in Kyoto (!!). Here we introduce some temples that have beautiful night time illumination during autumn leave ...

Enjoy Restaurant, Renovated from 100-year-old Sake Brewery If you are looking for a place to have lunch/dinner in Fushimi Sake District, Tsuki no Kurabito is a place to go. It's a restaurant renovated from old sake brewery of Gekkeikan. ...

Around November, you can see the most beautiful sight of Kyoto. All the Japanese maple will turn into yellow and red. This beautiful sight will be illuminated during this autumn leaves season. Here we introduce one of the spots in Kyoto ...

Kyoto - Water for Making Sake Underground Kyoto, there is a rich spring water resource. The spring water from underground Kyoto, is very important for sake making process. "Fushimizu", is the famous spring water in Fushimi. They named "F...

Visit Sake Town Fushimi in Kyoto When you visit Fushimi, the sake town in Kyoto, you'll see the beautiful sight of the breweries. This is one of the famous scenery in Kyoto. One of the reason why Fushimi is famous in sake is the rich spr...

Place to Go in Fushimi Fusimi, known as sake town has a lots of sake brewery. Kizakura is one of the breweries here. Their brewery restaurant, Kappa country makes its original sake and beers here in Fushimi sake district. There are vario...

Story to Know The Fushimi Sake District of Kyoto has prospered as a prominent area of sake brewing since the latter half of the 16th century.  It was when the area was a renowned castle town within Japan.People know the area of Fush...

In Kyoto you find lots of sushi restaurants and there you see different bottles of sake in the menu. However, have you ever thought of which sake goes well with sushi better?Here we talk about good relationship between sushi and sake. Af...

Visitors staying over in Kyoto may wonder what to do at night as most of tourists spots like temples closes in the evening. Here is something unique for you. Kyoto has many cozy and hidden sake bars with different styles. We will introdu...

Japan -- blessed with delicious rice and water, has many sake breweries throughout the country. And the taste of sake changes depending on the characteristics of the region. Today we'd like to introduce 5 best destinations that you can e...

Is Sake Good or Bad for Your Health? Let's Find Out! When drinking sake at home, it may happen that you end up drinking too much. If you drink too heavily, it can cause various diseases and you will be warned by the doctor. If this were ...

Do You Like Sake to be Hot or Cold? Sake is good to drink both with cold and hot. When you drink sake hot, it is called 'Kan'.Drinking temperature also ranges from 5 ° C to 60 ° C over a wide range compared to other alcoholic beverages. ...