Guidebook for Sakyō-ku, Kyōto-shi
Food Scene
Tasty noodles, friendly staff and an English menu, super close to the house too.
Open Lunch, then 5pm-10pm (all day Saturday)
Closed on Sundays
Shiomi Ya
Tasty noodles, friendly staff and an English menu, super close to the house too.
Open Lunch, then 5pm-10pm (all day Saturday)
Closed on Sundays
Easy to understand English menu, and traditional Japanese food. This place serves tempura, sashimi (raw fish) and "shabu shabu", a Japanese hot-pot where you swish the meat in boiling water and dip into sauce. Also open at lunchtime.
Kagonoya Kitaoji Shimogamo
12 Shimogamo HigashihonmachiEasy to understand English menu, and traditional Japanese food. This place serves tempura, sashimi (raw fish) and "shabu shabu", a Japanese hot-pot where you swish the meat in boiling water and dip into sauce. Also open at lunchtime.
Wonderful little bagel bakery 5 mins walk from the apartment. They open from 8am until "sold out" and have a wide selection of bagels; I just had the cheese, tomato and basil one now with tomato infused into the bread... mmmmm!
Shimogamo Takagichō, ９−２
Wonderful little bagel bakery 5 mins walk from the apartment. They open from 8am until "sold out" and have a wide selection of bagels; I just had the cheese, tomato and basil one now with tomato infused into the bread... mmmmm!
Super cool little bar/restaurant within walking distance to the apartment. They do lots of healthy cuisine, lots of "tapas" style (duck confit, ahijo e.t.c) food, and also some fusion cooking. Funky and cool interior too and opens 5pm-2am. Great little spot!
Aloalo
Super cool little bar/restaurant within walking distance to the apartment. They do lots of healthy cuisine, lots of "tapas" style (duck confit, ahijo e.t.c) food, and also some fusion cooking. Funky and cool interior too and opens 5pm-2am. Great little spot!
Cool little ramen shop with large portions, a flavoursome broth and decent price (you can get a set meal for around 1000 yen and just a bowl of noodles for cheaper). Try going here one night then visiting the local sento!
Lunch: 11:30 - 14:00
Dinner: 18:00 - 22:00
Hakatakko
2-19 Shimogamo MatsunokichōCool little ramen shop with large portions, a flavoursome broth and decent price (you can get a set meal for around 1000 yen and just a bowl of noodles for cheaper). Try going here one night then visiting the local sento!
Lunch: 11:30 - 14:00
Dinner: 18:00 - 22:00
Super tasty falafel restaurant with a back garden area. Wonderful hummus, falafels and kebabs, all set near the beautiful Kamogawa river! Take a bike down the river with the bikes and try lunch here one day of your journey!
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Falafel Garden
15-2 Tanaka KamiyanagichōSuper tasty falafel restaurant with a back garden area. Wonderful hummus, falafels and kebabs, all set near the beautiful Kamogawa river! Take a bike down the river with the bikes and try lunch here one day of your journey!
Awesome vegan ramen made from soy milk and "mountain pepper" (sansho). Open till 10, and the owner speaks some English too. Definitely try this out, vegan or not!
English Site:
https://www.mamezen.com/english/
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TowZen or Mamezen
13-4 Shimogamo HigashitakagichōAwesome vegan ramen made from soy milk and "mountain pepper" (sansho). Open till 10, and the owner speaks some English too. Definitely try this out, vegan or not!
English Site:
https://www.mamezen.com/english/
Friendly Indian restaurant with decent priced lunch sets and English menus/speaking staff. Open 11am-3pm and 5pm-10:30pm
S. Taj Mahal Everest Shimogamo
33-4 Shimogamo TakagichōFriendly Indian restaurant with decent priced lunch sets and English menus/speaking staff. Open 11am-3pm and 5pm-10:30pm
Arts & Culture
This is the local neighbourhood bath-house.
It is open 3pm-11pm (closed Thursdays) and is a wonderful place to soak away the fatigue of the day.
Please note that they don't speak English there and you have to bathe naked. Please read more about Sento Etiquette here if you are not familiar!
http://www.sentoguide.info/etiquette
Eisei-yu
This is the local neighbourhood bath-house.
It is open 3pm-11pm (closed Thursdays) and is a wonderful place to soak away the fatigue of the day.
Please note that they don't speak English there and you have to bathe naked. Please read more about Sento Etiquette here if you are not familiar!
http://www.sentoguide.info/etiquette
One of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
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Shimogamo Jinja
下鴨泉川町-59 左京区 One of the oldest Shinto shrines in Japan and is one of the seventeen Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto which have been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.
Cool little pop culture gallery with regular exhibits by local artists and a little bookshop!
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22-75 Tanaka SekidenchōCool little pop culture gallery with regular exhibits by local artists and a little bookshop!
Drinks & Nightlife
This is a wonderful little event space well off the beaten track, built in an old shack. They host a lot of varied music events, and have different chefs (who all work in different restaurants in the area) come and experiment with new menus here for cheap. Very bohemian!
ナミイタアレ
Tanaka Shimoyanagichō Sakyo WardThis is a wonderful little event space well off the beaten track, built in an old shack. They host a lot of varied music events, and have different chefs (who all work in different restaurants in the area) come and experiment with new menus here for cheap. Very bohemian!
Shopping
Large shopping mall with all kinds of shopping available. Food, clothes, electronics and many more all under one roof. More on the "essentials" side of things than "local scene", but you should be able to find most if not all things you would need here.
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Qanat Rakuhoku
高野西開町-36 左京区Large shopping mall with all kinds of shopping available. Food, clothes, electronics and many more all under one roof. More on the "essentials" side of things than "local scene", but you should be able to find most if not all things you would need here.
Wonderful little antique shop just to the north of the house. I bought the hanging scroll there. The guy who runs it knows a little English and there are plenty of charming antiques here at all prices ranges!
アンティークあうる（ＯＷＬ）
Wonderful little antique shop just to the north of the house. I bought the hanging scroll there. The guy who runs it knows a little English and there are plenty of charming antiques here at all prices ranges!
Essentials
Shimogamo Takagichō, ３７
The local supermarket. Open from 9:30am to 9pm
Kyoto Shimogamo-Takagi Post Office
34-1 Shimogamo TakagichōPost office. 9am-7pm. Send your letters from here!
Parks & Nature
Kyoto Botanical Gardens is a living museum of plants that offers opportunities for both education and relaxation. A beautiful space enjoyable at all times of the year with Japan's largest conservatory. There is a nominal price to enter of a couple of hundred yen.
http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/en/02-02-10.html
9am-5pm
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Jardin botanique de Kyōto
Shimogamo Hangichō Sakyo WardKyoto Botanical Gardens is a living museum of plants that offers opportunities for both education and relaxation. A beautiful space enjoyable at all times of the year with Japan's largest conservatory. There is a nominal price to enter of a couple of hundred yen.
http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/en/02-02-10.html
9am-5pm
Take the Eizan Train up from Demachiyanagi to Kibune, a forested village in the northern mountains of Kyoto. Hike along the river and up to a famous shrine, Kifune shrine, or hike across the mountain trail to Kurama Onsen in the next valley. Or take a meal in one of the restaurants that serve food on a platform over the river!
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3967.html
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Kibuneguchi Station
Kuramakibunechō Sakyo WardTake the Eizan Train up from Demachiyanagi to Kibune, a forested village in the northern mountains of Kyoto. Hike along the river and up to a famous shrine, Kifune shrine, or hike across the mountain trail to Kurama Onsen in the next valley. Or take a meal in one of the restaurants that serve food on a platform over the river!
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3967.html
A beautiful onsen (public bath) in the mountains to the north of Kyoto. Wear a kimono and take a dip into the naturally heated waters while looking on the mountains and contemplating.
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Kurama Onsen Onsen Ryokan
520 KuramahonmachiA beautiful onsen (public bath) in the mountains to the north of Kyoto. Wear a kimono and take a dip into the naturally heated waters while looking on the mountains and contemplating.
Getting Around
Nearest Train Station. You can get through the whole of the east side of Kyoto (Imperial Palace, Gion, Fushimi) via here, as well as into Osaka. On the north side, the Eizan Line will take you into the mountains, to Kibune Mountain Path and Kurama Onsen
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Demachiyanagi Station
32-1 Tanaka KamiyanagichōNearest Train Station. You can get through the whole of the east side of Kyoto (Imperial Palace, Gion, Fushimi) via here, as well as into Osaka. On the north side, the Eizan Line will take you into the mountains, to Kibune Mountain Path and Kurama Onsen