Again we were most fortunate in discovering some excellent eating establishments while in Kyoto. I consider this fortunate due to our method of selecting places to dine. This consists of us going towards an area, that according to our tourist maps has eating places, and wandering along until we either like the look of the plastic food or we get sick of looking and just stop at the next place. In Kyoto is took us to a “fried things on sticks” restaurant, a “we cook stuff on a hot stone” restaurant and a “sit around a fish tank” restaurant. If you are wondering why we don't go to one of the places in the lonely planet guide or that is listed on the tourist map, well it's next to impossible to find them. The maps all list the English names but the signs show the Japanese characters...
Kyoto has an interesting take on street theatre. Along the edge of the Kamo-gawa river is a wide walk way and Saturday night sees groups or individuals performing all sorts of music. From the bridge heading home we got a great view of an acapella group performing.
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