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Kyoto was the capital of Japan for 1,075 years and gastronomy has traditionally flowed from here to Tokyo. Green tea being poured from a traditional Japanese teapot.

Tokyo Banana has teamed up with Itohkyuemon, a Kyoto teahouse founded in 1832 that specializes in Uji Matcha tea and sweets, and whose parfaits and sweet creations are out of this world in both flavor ...

The Ritz-Carlton, Kyoto is now offering guests three new Japanese cultural experiences, allowing visitors to Japan’s ancient capital an opportunity to have first-hand experience of the traditions and ...