tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065805686967800931.post7615508324619463158..comments2024-01-25T05:17:24.994+10:00Comments on TrishAlan Designs Hand Dyed Fabric & Threads: Kyoto Day 4Trish Goodfieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16664802081740596519noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3065805686967800931.post-52963590183073102332007-12-05T23:38:00.000+10:002007-12-05T23:38:00.000+10:00Trish,looks like you had fun :) Shichi-go-san is a...Trish,<BR/><BR/>looks like you had fun :) Shichi-go-san is a very interesting festival to see, unfortunately I totally missed it during my last visit. <BR/><BR/>Another interesting festival to see in Kyoto around mid-November is the Momiji festival. It recreates the leisure cruises the Emperor and his court took on the Oi River in the Heian period. It is quite a sight, according to my wife.<BR/><BR/>Watch out, the cake shops in the train stations are very bad for the diet :) I gained a few kilos in Osaka due to the waffle and cake shops in the JR train stations. My favourite waffle to date is the double chocolate marble from the "Manneken Pis" in the Takatsuki JR station (http://www.manneken.co.jp/index.html).<BR/><BR/>Shopping in Japan is really something else, try shopping in Osaka some day... it will blow your socks off. Osaka was the commerce and industry center of Japan for quite a long time. That still shows in many ways, including the language (you ask "how are the profits going?" instead of "how do you do?" for example). Eating out in Osaka is also an experience... most restaurants compete to give you the best quality in the biggest quantity for the lowest price and it has a the widest choice in food styles. From a customer point of view, it's the best place to be on holidays.<BR/><BR/>Michael大魔王https://www.blogger.com/profile/11917310232140415632noreply@blogger.com