A Taiwan Singer 謝欣容’s back.
Ms. Xie has returned to the guesthouse. She came last year around the same time, summer solstice, and stayed for about a week? This year her stay is a little…
Kyoto Botanical Gardens in April
After living in Kyoto for 12 years, I finally went to the Kyoto Botanical Garden for the first time today. Unlike Higashiyama Ward, where people are squeezed in a cramped…
We are finally getting the normal life back.
Now I can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. It has been a really long long tunnel, but we have found the way out! The Japanese…
Popular Standing Izakaya in Kyoto 立ち飲み庶民
I finally went to the very popular Standing Izakaya named SHOMIN (means ordinary people). We ordered this much to eat and drink, and it only cost 2000 yen per person.…
Gion Festival 祇園祭 2023
The Gion Festival was finally held since it was stopped by Covid-19 in 2020. This Festival was started to stop spreading the plague by the power of God in 970.…
Nearby Okonomi Yaki ご近所の三幸さん
This Okonomi Yaki restaurant is five doors away from our guesthouse. I don't know how many times I have been here but last night when I was there, I finally…
Sichuan Hotpot in Kyoto 薬膳火鍋 in 京都
I had only one guest who asked me to recommend a Chinese restaurant in the past 10 years of running a guesthouse in Kyoto. So I am very sure that…
Guesthouse with Packraft
How do you think about a guesthouse that has packraft rental service? 一家京都的民宿提供背包船服务，您觉得如何？ パックラフトがレンタルできる京都のゲストハウスなんてどうでしょうか？
Tsubosaka-dera in Nara 壺阪寺の桜
We are having late Sakura blooming this year. This is Tsubosaka dera temple we stoped by on the way back after Yoshino Sakura, was just amazing! Full of Sakura trees…
Hoping to enjoy Sakura with guests in 2023
Kiyoimzu Temple today. 15 min walk from Guesthouse Soi to see this view. A quiet ordinary little park near our guesthouse is also the most beautiful time of the year…