@Let's ask Shogo | Your Japanese friend in Kyoto

In Kyoto's traditional hanamachi (entertainment districts) where you can meet maiko and geiko, many stores do not accept first-time visitors. You may think that Kyoto has many xenophobic people and doesn't want to accept foreigners… but even Japanese peo

It is a custom to drink hot tea after eating a full meal of sushi at a sushi restaurant. But for some reason, the tea served at sushi restaurants is called あがり agari and never called tea. Agari typically means “to end” or “to be chosen”… Why do re