Tag: kyoto
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If You Knew Sushi Like I Know Sushi #10
Kyoto, May 15, 2026 The Ace Hotel, Kyoto, is fantastic. As noted in prior post, this was the site of the former Kyoto Central Telephone Office Building: Completed in 1926, it is a landmark heritage building desiged by Tetsuro Yoshida, a pioneer of modern Japanese architecture. Of course, that was then. This is now. Okay,…
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If You Knew Sushi Like I Know Sushi #9
Kyoto, May 14, 2026 Thursday, May 14, began with a trip to the Arashiyama District in far western Kyoto, for a visit to Tenryu-ji Temple, built in the 14th Century. We had a lesson on Buddhism, and then went into the peaceful and beautiful garden. From there to the Sagano Bamboo Forest. Do you see…
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If You Knew Sushi Like I Know Sushi #8
Arrival in Kyoto, May 13, 2026 Wednesday, May 13: This morning we left Kanazawa on the Shinkansen (Bullet Train), changed trains in Tsuruga, and arrived in Kyoto. The Kyoto train station was also a modernist work of art. From the Kyoto Station, we went to the Daitoku-ji monastery. But first a Zen Vegetarian lunch at…
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If You Knew Sushi Like I Know Sushi #6
Kanazawa, May 11, 2026 Yesterday, I referenced the tradition of the staff of department stores bowing to customers at opening time. We were told not to take photos, but it didn’t occur to me that pictures are available on the internet. So here we go: Andy pointed out that the word I had used for…
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If You Knew Sushi Like I Know Sushi
Stan and Stef in Japan, May 6-19, 2026 Again, an hommage (and the usual apologies), this time to Eddie Cantor. Also to Joseph Meyer (music) and Buddy DeSylva (lyrics), who wrote “If You Knew Susie Like I Know Susie” in 1925. (Apologies also to blog readers under the age of 60, who have no idea…
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