[2024] Let's Reap the Blessings of Kyoto's Gion Festival - Yamahoko-...
Kyoto Sanjokai Shopping Street is one of the largest arcades in western Japan with a total length of 800m and about 180 shops. Within walking distance from Nijo Castle and Karasuma Oike, you can enjoy dining and shopping during your sightseeing. Did you know that the birthplace of the Gion Festival, one of Kyoto's three major festivals, is located near such a shopping street? Let's enjoy the shopping street gourmet along with the origin of the festival to learn again.
A subordinate shrine outside the boundaries of [Yasaka Shrine] in a corner of the shopping district. At the Kanko Festival on July 24th, three portable shrines carrying enshrined deities are carried around each parishioner town, and the Nakagoza portable shrine is enshrined by the company and offerings of mikoshi are offered.
Shinsen-en Garden, which was built adjacent to the Daidairi around the same time as the Heian-kyo capital transfer, is a historical site where successive emperors visited and enjoyed poetry banquets, cherry blossom viewing, fish viewing, and chrysanthemum banquets. Legend has it that the goddess Dragon King summoned by Kukai lives in the pond. The Gion Festival originated from the Gion Goryoe, in which 66 floats were erected and portable shrines were sent from Yasaka Shrine to Shinsenen.
A tea shop with a reputation for hojicha, which is carefully roasted in small batches with a roasting machine. Another popular product is Green Soft, which was born in 1955. Developed as a tea product that sells well even in the hot summer, it features a clear matcha flavor typical of a specialty store. I'm also happy with the price that you can easily eat while shopping. Currently, it is produced in small quantities, so if you want to eat it, be sure to call to confirm.
Sister shop of Taiwan cafe [The old taste.]. Ms. Sosaibi from Taiwan and her husband, Mr. Yuki Yamaguchi, serve tofu and Taiwanese tea that recreate the taste of their grandmother in their hometown. This year, a gelato that is perfect for summer will be released in collaboration with [Premarché Gelateria] in the neighborhood. You can enjoy two types of Taiwanese flavors, taro and oriental beauty tea, with gelato.
A fruit and vegetable store founded in 2010, close to the entrance on the Horikawa-dori side, where fresh fruit welcomes you. Regular customers are pleased with the shopping style that allows them to choose the best items with confidence. Today's fresh juice plays a role in vitamin supplementation for such regular customers. Since only the center is squeezed, you can enjoy the pure taste without the astringency of the cotton.
Ohashiya, a street corner tempura specialty store, has opened an izakaya on the north side of the same building. After passing through the noren, 7 counter seats appear. Standing in front of the fryer is Takeo Wakita, the 4th generation owner, who moves smoothly and without waste to serve freshly fried tempura in front of you. In addition to tempura at night with matcha salt and tempura sauce, from 2023 it will be open for lunch only on weekdays.
A candy apple specialty store that has become popular due to the fruit candy boom in Korea has opened! As a result of trying various varieties, we adopted Sanfuji with a sugar content of 13% or more, which contains honey. What is even more noteworthy is the thinness of the candy, which is only 1.1mm, which is classified as the thinnest type in the industry. In the summer, a combination with soft cream will be released.
Kyo tops are made by winding colorful kimono fabrics and brocade cords around bamboo shafts. It is said that it was an elegant plaything for the women of the Imperial Court, and because it is all hand-made, it cannot be mass-produced. Feel free to experience the traditions of Kyoto.
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