STAY > Luxury Hotel Sowaka, Kyoto (18/20)

Luxury Hotel Sowaka is Kyoto distilled: a quietly opulent machiya hideaway that feels more like a cultivated private residence than a hotel, yet sits steps from Yasaka Shrine and the lantern-lit lanes of Gion Luxury Hotel Sowaka in Gion is just the place to relax in Kyoto AMBIENCE > Slip through the noren at Sowaka…

ByCrispinMay 3, 20260Comments

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EAT > Nikuryori Oka, Kyoto (17/20)

Nikuryori Oka is restaurant that obsesses with beef, and not just beef but A5 marbled wagyu beef largely agreed to be the most flavoursome, melt in your mouth beef in the world. Hidden away amongst the beautiful machiya tea houses of Gion you will find a restaurant and a chef who will…

ByEd ItorSeptember 5, 20230Comments