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  The rainy season has finished and summer days go on in Kyoto.

  Although it is so hot and humid, it is the highest season to see around Kyoto city.

  This time let us tell you 'Hokongoin', one of the beautiful spots around Usagi.

  Hokongoin is a temple, and it takes about 15 minutes from Usagi by train.

  (The nearest station is JR 'Hanazono', which is the 2nd station from 'Nijo'.  Nijo is one of the accessible stations from Usagi.)

  The temple was built about 1,200 years ago.

  You can enjoy the seasonable view of a Japanese garden all the year, and today we present summer's beautiful one.

  The color of the garden changes pink in spring, green in summer and coral in autumn since there are weeping cherry trees and Japanese maples all around the temple.

  You can see lotuses in this season.  Hokongoin is famous of them and that is why it is selected as one of the flowery temples in Kansai, the West side of Japan.

  If you stay our house Usagi, we recommend to see around the temple.  You will be certainly satisfied with the fabulous view.

 

It is the rainy season here in Kyoto...the sun shines after a few rainy days.

Today, we'd like to introduce the Gion Matsuri, the festival of Yasaka Shrine, and the delicious course dinner of Hamo (pike eels) as well.

Gion Matsuri is one of the most famous festivals in Japan and it takes place over the entire month of July.  There are many different events, but the grand procession of floats (Yamaboko Junko) on July 17 is particularly spectacular.

Yamaboko Junko has been registered as a UNESCO's Intangible cultural heritage in 2009 and recognized as the world's most important cultural heritage since then.

For decades in the long history, the people in Kyoto started to enjoy eating pike eels during Gion Matsuri for a certain reason...

In the old days, fresh fish from the sea mostly died on the way to Kyoto due to the worse transportation than nowadays.  However, only pike eels survived from this journey, which represented their physical vitality.

In this way, pike eels are said that they contain a "Secret energy essence" and have been preferably eaten by the people in Kyoto.

Moreover, pike eels have countless tiny bones from head to tail and are almost inedible, but it was the chefs in Kyoto who made them the delicious white flower looking "Work of Art".

After the rainy season, it will be the best timing to enjoy Hamo (pike eels) for its mature taste.

Please definitely come to Kyoto this summer to stay with us, to see the exciting Gion festival and enjoy a delicious Hamo dinner!

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A Special Stay Plan with Hamo (Pike eels) Dinner at JIKISHIAN(May1-Sep30)

Reservation can be made from the following website:

https://www.489pro.com/asp/489/menu.asp?id=26000028&ty=ser&list=YES&lan=ENG&liop=1#26

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Please also enjoy the photos of the Hamo dinner below:

The soup of Hamo and Namafu (wheat gluten)

Slices of raw, boiled and slightly grilled Hamo with 3 different sauces

Genpei-yaki, grilled Hamo in opposite colors

Hassun, small-plate dishes

Tempura of Hamo and vegetable

The climax of the course, Hot-pot dish

We are looking forward to welcoming you to Kyo-Yado Usagi soon.

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Going to new place to give it a try, or just chill at your favorite restaurant.

You definitely should stay at Kyo-yado USAGI for those enjoyable moments because we don't have meal service.

Let us introduce very local hideway restaurant of Modern Yaki(similar to Okonomi Yaki). The name of that restaurant is [Mossan no Beta Yaki(もっさんのべた焼き)] .

About 15min by foot from Kyo-yado USAGI, going south way from Shijo-NanahonMatsu Street, just crossed a railroad of Keifuku Dentetsu Arashiyama line, you will find the red lantern on your left side.

Warm-hearted staffs will welcome you.

They provide many tasty foods including Okonomi Yaki, Yakisoba (fried noodle), Modern Yaki. Highly recommendation of mine is [AGI with sauce(アギのたれ焼)]. It's beef from cow's chin, kind of chewy but very delicious!

It is very nice to go some famous restaurant that you can easily find from your guidebook, but how about give it a try at very local restaurant that only local people know to enjoy as if you are living in Kyoto?

Kyoyado USAGI received Kyo-Machiya Awards of Outdoor Advertisement Category in Kyoto Townscape Awards which has started in 2012,  has been given the awards to the building with suitable outdoor advertisement in Kyoto.

We are officially commended by given credit for an achievement which we renewal and use Kyo-Machiya, the historical and cultural symbol of Kyoto, to contribute to make Kyoto townscape beautiful and dignity by its harmonious looking with townscape.
We appreciate from bottom of our hearts to all who nominated us to this awards and also judges by choosing us. 

 Here is a letter of commendation for Kyo-Machiya Award and the next is the certificate of excellent design outdoor advertisment.

This is a brochure that introducing other stores and Japanese hotels including Kyoyado USAGI which received Kyo-machiya Awards  and also more who received other  awards.

 

We are very honored to be lined up in the brochure with other historical and famous accommodations. We belive you can enjoy our suite rooms and sarvice.  There is nothing like Kyoyado USAGI.

We would like every customer from both local and abroad of course, also people walking through Oshikouji Street side by Kyoyado USAGI to love and enjoy its classical elegance of Kyoto by the dignity appearance of Kyoyado USAGI.