I recommend Japanese street food in Fushimi Inari Shrine as a festival for those of you who will be spending New Year’s in Kyoto.
The most popular is “baby sponge cake
There is one stall on Omotesando and one on Urasando.
The waiting time is 20 to 30 minutes.
Second most popular stall: “Egg rice crackers
Located in the middle of Omotesando.
Waiting time: 10 to 20 minutes
Candy apples and strawberries are very popular with children.
Located in the Fushimi Inari parking lot.
Grilled sparrow chicken
Located on the back approach
Sparrows are bad guys who eat rice.
That’s why Fushimi Inari shrine dedicated to the god of rice and good harvest,
roasts sparrows and eats them.
Japan to allow reentry from 11 African nations
NHK – Jan 11
The Japanese government plans to lift its ban on reentry of non-Japanese from 11 African countries. The restriction has been in place to keep out the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Tokyo has first snow of season
NHK – Jan 07
Tokyo has had its first snowfall of the season, with 10 centimeters accumulating in central parts of the capital.
Inunaki Tunnel | A Search for the Howling Village
Flipside Japan – Jan 07
I visited Inunaki tunnel, one of Japan’s most infamous ghost spots. The whole area is surrounded in mystery, from the legendary Inunaki village, to the creepy tunnel, we spent the day uncovering the true secrets of Inunaki.
