The staff at Ippodo, a centuries-old tea merchant in Kyoto, may not go in for the rigidity of tradition, but they take their tea very seriously. To them, enjoying a quotidian cup of tea in the company of friends is more pleasurable than following ...
The cafe, or “Chocolat Bar,” as it’s called in Bel Amer parlance, is on the second floor. But getting to the small flight of stairs that takes you there might take a while — the shop on the ground floor has hundreds of varieties ...
Review excerpt: In 2010, Gi changed tactics — slightly — opening Gi Han Ebisu Do on Sanjo shopping street, a short walk west of downtown Kyoto, as well as a sister restaurant in neighboring Osaka. The focus at both of these restaurants is casual ...
I was there for the French toast: voluminous, coquettish, accompanied by a twirl of soft-serve ice cream and a drizzle of maple syrup.
The servings are always simple, yet artful -- sometimes adorned with scallions, shiso (perilla) or wasabi. Other times, as with the chu-toro (tuna), the composition is restrained: a cut of fish on a pressing of rice, the flesh and the grain ever so delicately ...
Aoi-jaya doesn't seem likely to push the boundaries on washoku: Its slightly dated interior attests to that. However, its conservative but exacting approach to washoku, as well as a menu that is accommodating to all, means that if you are looking for affordable washoku, ...
Wakuden is quite formal; cellphone usage is not tolerated and there is no music. The lady next to me closed her eyes after each dish, as if she might have been in a temple.
At Nishitomiya croquettes have been gentrified, but thankfully not in the pejorative sense. Price-wise they're only a little more expensive than their street brethren, but there is a little more imagination at work here in the offerings: smoked salmon and dill, dried fruit and ...
The list of noodle dishes is long and there's a good choice of hot and cold dishes: zaru soba (cold soba served in a basket), hiyashi tanuki soba (cold soba served with radish and leek), nishin soba (a hot dish served with a sweet ...
There's more savory than sweet on offer; Yamaguchi makes a nice range of seasonal bagels -- cranberry, sweet potato, apple and cinnamon -- complemented by a mini bagel burger. I have developed an addiction to the karepan (curry bun) -- the filling is made ...
| 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 |
