After breakfast, we walked around the main streets for a little shopping. First stop, the Nike
store, where we stocked up on some exercise gear to get us through our
holiday. We we going to do a lot of walking around, after all. I
purchased some running shorts, socks and a top. I was also going to buy
runners, but I thought I'd better wait until ABC Mart (sneaker store
that can be found all over Japan), for their competitive prices. So
naturally, our visit to the Nike store was soon followed by a visit to
ABC Mart. You can find almost any brand of sneakers and runners for
really low prices. I got some Nike 5.0s, which was equivalent to 80
Australian bucks. My boyfriend stocked up on some vans, which were half
the price of what they would be back home. Highly recommend making at least one visit to ABC Mart.
Next stop, Mos burger. Mos burger is mentioned in Monocle, one of my favourite magazines, and is rightly so. The fish burger off the hook. I never thought I'd say it but I liked it more than the other burgers we had, which was the Ton Katsu burger and the Mos cheese burger. Buns we so soft.
Other essential shopping destinations are Loft and Muji. I made a number of trips to these stores last time and I am sure I will again this time. I frequented Loft mainly for stationery (there is a whole floor dedicated to it!) and bought heaps of MT masking tape, Posca pens, notepads and way too many stickers. We also spent a lot of time in Muji, stocking up on clothing basics, stationary, and household and beauty products.
After a long day of shopping we made our way to Pontocho Dori, a long narrow alley running from Shijo-dori to Sanjo-dori, apparently Kyoto's most popular dining areas. We were overwhelmed by the choice of restaurants, so we just gambled on a yakitori joint on the corner called Issian Pontocho, which turned out to be great dining experience. We were greeted by an English-speaking host/chef, who walked us through the menu and explained which parts of the chicken we were eating. We ate liver, skins, gizzards- who knows what else - and everything was cooked on hot stones right in front of us.
Would definitely go back to Issian Pontocho. We asked the host for some suggestions for a good place for a drink after and he recommended Ace Cafe, which was a couple of blocks away on the 10th floor (great view). We drank Ron Zacappa on the rocks and some gin martinis till the early hours.
Next stop, Mos burger. Mos burger is mentioned in Monocle, one of my favourite magazines, and is rightly so. The fish burger off the hook. I never thought I'd say it but I liked it more than the other burgers we had, which was the Ton Katsu burger and the Mos cheese burger. Buns we so soft.
Other essential shopping destinations are Loft and Muji. I made a number of trips to these stores last time and I am sure I will again this time. I frequented Loft mainly for stationery (there is a whole floor dedicated to it!) and bought heaps of MT masking tape, Posca pens, notepads and way too many stickers. We also spent a lot of time in Muji, stocking up on clothing basics, stationary, and household and beauty products.
After a long day of shopping we made our way to Pontocho Dori, a long narrow alley running from Shijo-dori to Sanjo-dori, apparently Kyoto's most popular dining areas. We were overwhelmed by the choice of restaurants, so we just gambled on a yakitori joint on the corner called Issian Pontocho, which turned out to be great dining experience. We were greeted by an English-speaking host/chef, who walked us through the menu and explained which parts of the chicken we were eating. We ate liver, skins, gizzards- who knows what else - and everything was cooked on hot stones right in front of us.
Would definitely go back to Issian Pontocho. We asked the host for some suggestions for a good place for a drink after and he recommended Ace Cafe, which was a couple of blocks away on the 10th floor (great view). We drank Ron Zacappa on the rocks and some gin martinis till the early hours.Sayounara for now.
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