There are a handful of other branches of What's dotted around Kansai: What's the Kitchen in Gion, two What's butchers and What's the Store in Shiga. This What's is mid-priced; in Gion it's expensive. What's the story with the name? Although I asked, I ...
Review excerpt: Breakfast at Lorimer is the best Japanese-style breakfast in Kyoto. Then, in the afternoon after Lorimer empties out, the spaces doubles as a cooking school.
The fuss is about sushi — or teori-zushi to be precise, which is a riff on maki-zushi, the sushi that comes rolled in nori (seaweed) and that you find everywhere from supermarkets to sushi restaurants. At Awomb, however, it’s you who does the rolling, ...
Review excerpt: Togenkyo is essentially an updated version of a kissaten. Known for their idiosyncratic interiors, kissaten are places where an owner can showcase their personal tastes. Just inside the door at Togenkyo is a fish pond in a beautiful big stone basin, and ...
Review excerpt: The titular chef and owner of Karatsu in Kyoto has devoted his life to preparing and serving kaiseki.
Review excerpt: When Isoism, which focuses firmly on tsukemono (pickled vegetables), first opened in 2016 near Kyoto Tower, the long lines of people were impossible to miss.
Review excerpt: A Peu Pres has a whimsical easygoing charm. And chef Mizuho Takemura’s take on French food is wholesome, without fanfare or drama.
Although Sakuya is open until 2 p.m., lunch may end prematurely if the food runs out. Lunch is omakase (chef’s choice), and though some dishes may not suit all palates, nothing is too challenging. Sakuya is not out to shock — tradition is the ...
Marumo styles itself as a Japanese "bowl cafe" serving Japanese "soul food." It's definitely a bowl cafe: The teishoku (lunch sets) include bibimbap, doria, donburi, om-rice -- standard and simple. The bowls are big enough to wash a newborn baby in. Marumo also has ...
My main dish was umeoroshi soba, served cold. It was delicious, the plum providing a salty/sour taste. My companion had the old standard, morisoba (chilled noodles with a dipping sauce). Best value is the set lunch: morisoba and an assortment of accompanying dishes that ...
| Party Name | Total (pre-election seats) |
Electoral districts | Proportional representation |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LDP | 316 (198) | 249 | 67 | |
| JIP | 36 (34) | 20 | 16 | |
| CRA | 49 (172) | 7 | 42 | |
| DPP | 28 (27) | 8 | 20 | |
| Sanseito | 15 (2) | 0 | 15 | |
| Mirai | 11 (0) | 0 | 11 | |
| JCP | 4 (8) | 0 | 4 | |
| Reiwa | 1 (8) | 0 | 1 | |
| Tax Cuts | 1 (5) | 1 | 0 | |
| CPJ | 0 (1) | 0 | 0 | |
| SDP | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | |
| Minor parties | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | |
| Independents | 4 (10) | 4 | 0 |
