In December 2008 my friend David Ewen and I (that's us on the left) decided to go on an Irish pub crawl and see exactly what each place had to offer in terms of food, drink, music and the elusive craic. What follows is a list of the five pubs we visited, a summary of what we found there and a map to each location. For a fuller article, more pictures and directions click on … [Read more...]
In Search of… Cafe Peace
I've noticed that a lot of people discover Deep Kyoto, when googling for Cafe Peace. Sadly, Kyoto's famous animal-loving emporium of vegan fake meats, Heartland beer and happy hippy clutter closed earlier this year. However, the ideals of Cafe Peace are continued each year at the annual and ever popular vegetarian festival, and as for eateries, in Kyoto, vegetarians are spoilt … [Read more...]
In Search of… Vinyl
I have previously written about the record shop Prototype, managed by my good friend Yoshida-kun but I've been thinking it's time I added a few more Kyoto record shops to the list. I asked friend and collector Nana H. (that's her on the left spinning discs at Joao) to give me some pointers and she recommended the following stores. Bootsy's A pure, minimalist store without … [Read more...]
In Search of… Marmite.
The Deep Kyoto Guide to Import Stores Living abroad, we all have one little something we miss from home, the absence of which makes our life seem less than complete. For me that thing I crave is Marmite; those little brown jars of nutritious yeasty goodness. A by-product of beer brewing (further evidence of the coolness of beer) this delicious goop is packed with B vitamins … [Read more...]
In Search of… Natural Food
Here is a short list of locations where you can get hold of natural food supplies and other earth friendly products while in Kyoto. It is far from exhaustive I’m sure, so if you know of any other places you think should be up here, write and tell me in the comments box below, or send me a mail at luain37@yahoo.co.jp. Donguri is a small shop on Kitaoji that is packed full … [Read more...]
