Local Japan Guide

Tucked away in a beautifully restored 70-year-old Kyoto machiya townhouse , Chisou Inaseya offers a refined yet warm atmosphere that captures the spirit of Kyoto — elegant, calm, and deeply connected to the seasons. Located near  Karasuma-Oike Station , this restaurant is loved by both locals and travelers who seek authentic Kyoto-style dining with a touch of sophistication. 🍗 The Signature Dish – Oyakodon Oyakodon, meaning “parent and child bowl,” features tender Kyoto Tamba chicken simmered in savory soy-based broth with fluffy eggs, served over warm rice. The dish traces its origins back to the late 19th century in Tokyo , when a chef’s wife at the long-established restaurant Tamahide decided to pour the flavorful chicken-and-egg stew over rice. In Kyoto, however, the dish evolved with a gentler taste — enhanced by Kyoto-style dashi and locally raised ingredients. 🍶 Why You Should Visit Experience authentic Kyoto cuisine made with local ingredients. Enjo...

  　　　　　 Japan’s traditional tea ceremony is not merely about serving tea   —   it’s a profound philosophy of life. From it was born one of Japan’s most influential aesthetic ideals: wabi-sabi . The Essence of Wabi-Sabi Wabi-sabi, refined by the tea master Sen no Rikyū , is the Japanese art of finding beauty in imperfection and simplicity.  “Wabi” refers to the quiet grace of things that are modest, minimal, and humble. “Sabi” celebrates the passage of time   —   the beauty that emerges as things age, fade, or decay. In contrast to Western ideals that often prize brightness, novelty, and perfection, wabi-sabi embraces the imperfect, the incomplete, and the transient . It sees value not in abundance, but in restraint; not in symmetry, but in the natural irregularities that reveal life’s authenticity. Kintsugi: Beauty from Breakage   The philosophy of wabi-sabi finds its most tangible form in kintsugi   —   the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with lacquer mixed wit...