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Food Setouchi Gourmet Festival 2027 Late Feb With the abundance of fresh seafood from the Seto Inland Sea, it's no
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14 A Walk through Kyoto's Kitchen Ellice Tan traditional Japanese arts - from its tea ceremonies, to the Geisha, Kabuki and Noh... It's no surprise then that it extends to a market known as 'Kyoto
Food Uoshin: A Vibrant & Funky Izakaya Yasuhiro Takayama Owned by a major fish and seafood wholesaler based out of Tsukiji, the focus of this izakaya is, perhaps not surprisingly, very much on fish and seafood