Shiga Prefecture is famous for its Omi beef (近江牛). This premium breed, named after the ancient name of Shiga, is known as the top 3 wagyu ...

Early spring may not be the best season to visit Lake Biwa region (it's much more popular during summer time), but we wanted a quick g...

One of my regrets for the trip being too short was not able to spend more time checking out the buzzing café scene in Kyoto this time. Non...

One of the main reasons of renting a house rather than staying in a hotel was to have the opportunity to spend more time eating in rather ...

Mid-February is way too early for the annual cherry blossom festivities but we arrived at Kyoto right on time for the prime plum blossom...

We dropped by D&Department Kyoto on Saturday afternoon to do some shopping and have lunch there. D&Department Project is an fascin...

We were "forewarned" that the house we rented did not come with a bath tub but only a shower room. It's not a problem for u...

I made only one restaurant reservation this time in Kyoto - partly because the trip was rather short and partly because by the time we sta...

We tried our luck in getting a couple of seats at the counter of Tempura Yoshikawa for lunch without a booking and glad we were seated rig...

We didn't confirm our Kyoto vacation until 2 weeks before the departure date so we were a bit tight in putting all the travel arrangem...