Entries from i might be wrong tagged with 'kyoto'

Mini Mysteries from Japan

Questions: What is the Green Car on the Shinkensen? What is the difference between kudasai and onegieshimasu (sp)? What side of the street should I walk on? When I ask, "will you take US dollars" and you answer "I don't...

Yarn, Japan Style

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The Trouble with Shopping

I knew my shopping would get me into trouble one day. We're leaving Kyoto to go back to Tokyo. We got to the station early and had time to kill. Kyoto Station has a shopping center, like most of the...

Tokyo is Bicycle Friendly

Tokyo and Kyoto really are bicycle friendly towns, but not in the same way a New York cycling advocate would want it. In New York, riding a bike on the sidewalk will get you a ticket, and these days,...