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KYOTO365

KYOTO 365", a project to experience Kyoto's food culture by young masters of Japanese restaurants, will be held in February and March at four ryotei restaurants in Kyoto.

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - Friday, March 28, 2025
Time varies depending on the schedule (approx. 2 to 3 hours)
4 ryotei restaurants in Kyoto
Uosanro / Kyoto Cuisine Seiwasou / Kyoto Cuisine Manshige / Shimabara Otobun

The "Kyoto Ryori Meibekai" was organized by chefs to contribute to the development of Japanese cuisine and the promotion of Kyoto's food culture. The "KYOTO 365" project will be held from February 4 (Tuesday) to March 28 (Friday), 2025, and will feature hands-on cooking classes given by young chefs from famous restaurants belonging to the "Kyoto Ryori Meimeikai.
This is a special plan that allows you to learn not only about Kyoto's food and culture, but also about the personalities of the young owners of each restaurant through their valuable stories and explanations. This is an opportunity to experience the "real Kyoto" that even locals rarely have the chance to experience, and to feel the charm of travel.

1.Kyoto Cuisine Seiwa-so] Kaiseki dinner with a story about sake lees and Setsubun (with a glass of Risshun morning squeezed sake)

Seiwa-so

The food photo is for reference only.

Kyoto Cuisine Seiwaso is located in a quiet residential area in Fushimi, Kyoto. The food culture experience here includes a talk by the fourth generation young master on how to use sakekasu at home, and a set menu with a glass of Risshun Asa Shibori (sake lees). Risshun Asashibori" is a limited edition new sake made from fresh sake pressed early in the morning of Risshun (February 4), the first day of the year according to the lunar calendar, and bottled without heating. At the lecture, you can enjoy a glass of "Risshun Asashibori" from Tokubei Masuda Shoten, a sake brewery in Fushimi and the owner of "Tsuki no Katsura," along with a kaiseki meal. Take this opportunity to enjoy the fruity aroma and lively flavor of fresh, unpasteurized sake.

Venue/Kyoto Cuisine Seiwasou
Dates: Tuesday, February 4, Wednesday, February 5, Sunday, February 9, and Wednesday, February 12
Meeting time / 11:35
Time / 11:45 - 14:15
Fee / 12,600 yen per person * Must be 20 years old or older
Minimum number of accepted students / 2
Application deadline / 7 days before
Details and Reservations/https://kyoto.tourism-pg.com/detail/bokun/879848/?ac=sakeworld

2.Shimabara Otobun] Lunch plan of dim sum at Wagichi-Dim sum with a historical story and a stroll in the Hanamachi district of Shimabara.

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The picture is an image (a part of Kaiseki course).

Located just east of the Daimon gate of Shimabara, Japan's oldest publicly licensed Hanamachi, Shimabara Otobun is a restaurant that has lived with the history of the area. It has entertained distinguished guests since its heyday as Kyoto's Hanamachi. Today, the restaurant offers Kyoto-style sushi and bento box lunches as well as Kyoto cuisine, and is also responsible for catering to Wagaiya, the only Okiya and teahouse still in business in Shimabara. This time, you can experience the unique Wagaki-shinsatsu and a walking tour of the old flower town of Shimabara while listening to the young owner's explanation of the town. Enjoy a rich moment of special cuisine and history.

Location/Shimabara Otobun
Dates/Friday, February 7, 14, 28, Friday, March 7, 28
Meeting time / 11:50
Time/12:00-14:00
Fee / 7,900 yen per person * Must be 20 years old or older
Minimum number of accepted students / 2
Application deadline / 7 days before
Details and Reservations/https://kyoto.tourism-pg.com/detail/bokun/878198/?ac=sakeworld

3.Kyoto Cuisine Manshige] Kaiseki cuisine with specialty "Araoki" and stories of Kyoto vegetables.

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The picture is an image (a part of Kaiseki course).

Kyoto Ryori Manshige offers beautiful Kyoto cuisine in Nishijin, where Kyoto's traditional culture is deeply rooted. In this experience plan, you can enjoy a kaiseki meal (with their specialty, tai taki (sea bream)) prepared by the third generation young master of the restaurant, using ingredients that he has carefully selected at the Kyoto Central Market. Mr. Tamura, the third generation young master chef, is also the founder and current advisor of "Vegetable Sommelier Kyoto," and has been involved in dietary education for 20 years and has served as a cultural exchange officer for the Agency for Cultural Affairs, conveying the charm of Japanese cuisine to six countries around the world.

Venue/Kyoto Cuisine Mange
Dates: February 9 (Sun.) and 23 (Sun.)
Meeting time/16:50
Time/17:00-19:30
Fee / 17,000 yen per person * Must be 20 years old or older
Minimum number of accepted students / 2
Application deadline / 10 days before
Details and Reservations/https://kyoto.tourism-pg.com/detail/bokun/878228/?ac=sakeworld

4.Uosaburo] Kaiseki cuisine by a long-established restaurant and the history of Fushimi's sake and the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate

Exterior view of Uosanro

Founded in 1764, Uosanro is a long-established Kyoto cuisine restaurant that served as a kitchen guard for the government forces at the time of the Battle of Toba-Fushimi. The restaurant uses Fushimi's famous water pumped from a well on the premises for its cuisine and seasonal vegetables that go well with Fushimi's locally brewed sake, offering Kyoto cuisine with a strong Fushimi focus. In this project, you can enjoy gorgeous kaiseki cuisine while listening to stories about Fushimi, sake, and the history of the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, all of which are known only to a ryotei rooted in the local community. Enjoy the history of Fushimi and feel the local atmosphere through the food.

Venue/Gyosanro
Schedule/February 24 (Mon.) and March 2 (Sun.)
Meeting time/16:50
Time/17:00-19:30
Fee / 17,000 yen per person * Must be 20 years old or older
Minimum number of accepted students / 2
Application deadline / 7 days before
Details and Reservations/https://kyoto.tourism-pg.com/detail/bokun/879460/?ac=sakeworld

Experience the real thing" Kyoto's food culture experience project -KYOTO 365- (Japanese only)

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  • 4 ryotei restaurants in Kyoto
    Uosanro / Kyoto Cuisine Seiwasou / Kyoto Cuisine Manshige / Shimabara Otobun
  • Tuesday, February 4, 2025 - Friday, March 28, 2025 Duration varies depending on the date (approximately 2-3 hours)
  • Rates vary by plan.
  • Inquiries/Tel: 075-365-7730 (JTB Kyoto Branch, weekdays 10:00-17:30), Mail: link_kyoto@jtb.com
  • https://link-kpjt.com/
*Please note that the information contained herein is subject to change without notice.
*Since this site uses automatic translation, the translation may differ from the original Japanese content.

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