Tag: kyoto

  • Looking back at our trips in 2024, Part 1

    Looking back at our trips in 2024, Part 1

    Goodbye 2024 – Hello 2025 On this blog, we have a tradition of reflecting on the memorable places we’ve explored over the past year. To set the tone, let’s begin with a track by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Click ▶ to play This post covers the first half of 2024. We started the Japan trip in Kanazawa…

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  • Tsutaya’s Share Lounge – an Urban Oasis in Kyoto

    Tsutaya’s Share Lounge – an Urban Oasis in Kyoto

    We have a fondness for Tsutaya bookstores, as evidenced by our previous coverage of its T-site in Daikonyama, Tokyo. On a recent trip to Kyoto, we discovered, nestled within a Tsutaya bookstore at Shijo-Kawaramachi, a charming urban oasis known as the Share Lounge – an all-you-can-eat/drink section of the bookstore. Since the pandemic, we had…

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