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Kyoto Kin Lunch with my Kyoto and Osaka relatives at Uoshin.
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| Lunch at Uoshin | Kamishichiken neighborhood | Tea at Setsuko's | |
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We had lunch at Nishijin Uoshin. It's history goes back to early 1800's (late Edo period) with a sake and shoyu maker serving the Imperial Palace. In 1855, they moved to Nishijin and started a restaurant and named it Uoshin. Since then they have been serving food for the Imperial Household including at the Taisho and Showa emperors' enthronement ceremonies. They serve 'yusoku' originally made for Japanese aristocrats. We had what is called 'gozen' with the dishes served in a box. A special treat of Kyoto dishes for us. My aunt and cousins from Osaka joined us.
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The origin of the Kamishichiken neighborhood started as the seven tea houses built with the leftover lumber from building Kitano Tenmangu. It flourished as the other geisha district with Nishijin (textile district) nearby. However, wish the decline of textiles, the area has seen ups and downs. They are trying to keep the tradition alive but in a lower key style than in Gion.
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_23apr17-bw_1646a.jpg Kitano Odori is performed for two weeks at the endof March to early April.  |
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We tried going to cafelike place near Kitano Tenmangu but everything closed at 5 pm when the shrine closed. We ended up going to aunt Setsuko's for tea.
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Kitano Tenmangu, a major shrine in the area closed at 5 pm. Had we known, we wuld have hurried the walk. We had two minutes to take pictures near the entrance.
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_23apr17-bw_1706.jpg Noriko ran in at 5:00 and was promptly thrown out.  |
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