Geiko, Maiko(Geisha) lives in this area. A house Geiko belongs to is called Okiya. From Okiya, Geiko leaves for Ozashiki(special restaurants) around this area. Geiko(Geisha) has received hard training to be a good Geiko and preserved traditional Japanese culture.
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Yudofu Kyoto is very famous for Tofu, because Kyoto has very clear and pure water to make Tofu. So of course, Japanese sake (nihonshu) is also very famous. At Kiyomizu temple, I ate Yudofu(boiled tofu) after dipping very nice sauce(dashi). Very Good! Senmaizuke Kyoto is also very famous for pickled vegetables. We can find a lot of pickles shops on the streets in Kyoto. Now making senmaizuke is in season. So I found a lot of piled turnips(kabura in Japanese) everywhere. Senmaizuke is the name of thinly sliced pickles made of kabura. This pickles is one of the most important foods for us to celebrate the New Year. Senmaizuke is a very thinly sliced picles.
Kiyomizu temple was established in 778, but it has burned down manytimes. Most current buildings were rebuilt by the third shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu in the edo period (1631-1633). This temple is one of the World Heritage Sites in Kyoto. Because of the holiday and good weather, Kiyomizu temple was very crowded. But I enjoyed beautiful red leaves and view of Kyoto. http://www.kiyomizudera.or.jp/lang/01.html This temple is very famous for its stage or veranda. Otowano taki (Otowa falls)
There is a spring water fall in Kyomizu temple which is called "Otowa no taki" . It is said that if you drink the left water, your wish for success in academic fields will come true, if you drink the middle water, you can find a perfect boyfriend or girlfriend, if you drink the right water, you can live long. You can choose only one water. You can have a lot of time to think about which one you should drink, because many peole line up to drink water! Kobe has both mountains and sea, so we can enjoy beautiful view of Kobe and Osaka from a mountain called Mt. Rokko. At around the top of the moutain, there is a nice restaurant. The area is called "Rokko Garden Terrace" ( http://www.rokkosan.com/en/ ) We can enjoy both nice dishes and Kobe view.
This temple is a major Rinzai zen temple in Arashiyama and famous for beautiful Japanese garden. HP of this temple http://www.tenryuji.com/en/
Osaka Castle was built by Toyotomi Hideyoshi in 1600s but has burned many times because of battles. Every time it was destroyed it was rebuilt. Now we can see a beautiful castle in Osaka. (HP of the Castle) http://www.osakacastle.net/english/
Okonomiyaki is one of the most famous foods in Osaka. It looks like a Pan cake. We use chopped cabbage, green onion, egg etc to make it. This special sauce on top of Okonomiyaki is very unique and deliscious. When you come to Osaka, please try it!
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