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Looking Back to 2024! Noteworthy Kyoto News You Need to Know

We are almost at the end of the year 2024. What kind of year was it for you this year?
Leaf KYOTO" has introduced a lot of new store information and Kyoto-related news this year. In this issue, we have selected "2024 topics carefully selected by the editorial department" from among the news covered in "Leaf KYOTO" that we especially want to keep in mind. Let's take a look back at what Kyoto has been up to this past year before welcoming the new year!

Contents of this article

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First, check out the 2024 movement!
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Move 1] Lunchtime drinking in Kyoto is hot!
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Move 2] Rush of eel restaurant openings!
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Move ③] A popular ramen restaurant opens a new branch!
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Let's take a look back at Kyoto's hot topics in chronological order.
6.
February] [Kyoto Porta] underwent a major renovation!
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March: Newly opened gourmet spot [Yuasa Kaikan] in Gojo.
8.
March] [DoubleTree by Hilton Kyoto Station] opens in front of Kyoto Station!
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April: The restaurant at the Minamiza Theater in Gion, Kyoto reopened for the first time since its establishment as the udon specialty restaurant "Kyoto Minamiza Nadaman Tea House".
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April] Six Senses Kyoto opens in Higashiyama, Kyoto for the first time in Japan.
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April: The first Starbucks Coffee Kyoto Porta East store, specializing in tea, opens in Kyoto.
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July: The first HARIO café in the Kansai region to open in Gion, Kyoto.
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September: Revived after a hiatus! Popular Korean restaurant [Kyohando Ajosi Gion Honten] relocates to Gion Shijo.
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July] A short walk from Karasuma-Oike Station! [Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Sanjo Premier is now open!
15.
July/August] [Kyoto Avanti] Three notable restaurants will appear one after another on the B1F restaurant floor!
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October: Battle for Tickets! Nintendo Museum opens in Uji, Kyoto!
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October: Long-established Kyoto coffee shop [Inoda Coffee, Sanjo] reopens after a two-and-a-half year absence.
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November: The first bakery to open in the Kansai region! Popular bakery from Fukuoka [amam dacotan Kyoto] opens in Karasuma Oike.
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November: Baikal Shimogamo Main Store, which will soon celebrate its 70th anniversary, reopens after renovation.
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December: Japan's "traditional sake brewing" is registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage.
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Greetings for the year 2024

11. April: The first Starbucks Coffee Kyoto Porta East store, specializing in tea, opens in Kyoto.

The first "Starbucks Tea & Cafe" store specializing in tea opened in Kyoto Prefecture at Kyoto Porta, directly connected to Kyoto Station, the gateway to Kyoto, and became a hot topic. The store offers a lineup of approximately 20 seasonal tea beverages, which can be enjoyed to the fullest.
Don't miss the mugs, a variety of herbal teas, the store's original TEAVANA™️ candies, and other goods.

Exterior view of Starbucks

Starbucks Coffee Kyoto Porta East

12. July: The first HARIO café in the Kansai region to open in Gion, Kyoto.

HARIO, a company that manufactures and sells coffee utensils, has opened a café along Ishibe Koji in Gion. The store, which was renovated from an old Kyoto townhouse, has an elaborately designed interior and a tsuboniwa garden with lanterns, creating an atmospheric atmosphere. The shop offers about 5 kinds of coffee beans, including KYOTO BLEND, a Kyoto original. Enjoy an elegant coffee break while gazing at the tsuboniwa garden.

HARIO CAFE Exterior

HARIO CAFE Kyoto

  • Hario Cafe Kyoto
  • 463-17 Shimogawara-machi, Shimogawara-dori, Yasaka-torii-mae-gamoru, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
  • 5 minutes on foot from the bus stop "Higashiyama Yasui"
  • Tel. 075-533-6611
  • https://www.instagram.com/hariocafe_kyoto/

13. September: Revived after a hiatus! Popular Korean restaurant [Kyohando Ajosi Gion Honten] relocates to Gion Shijo.

Ajosi Gion Yasaka Honten, which was closed due to the Corona disaster, has relocated to a new location near Gion Shijo Station in response to many fans' requests, making a fresh start after four years.
This popular Kyoto cold noodle and Korean cuisine restaurant attracts many customers for its signature dish, Kyoto cold noodles made from Kyoto buckwheat flour and made to order, as well as its lunch-only set menus.

Exterior view of Kyohando Ajosi Gion main store

Kyohando Ajosi Gion Honten

14. July] A short walk from Karasuma-Oike Station! [Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Sanjo Premier is now open!

[Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Sanjo Premier, the first hotel in the Kyoto area in the Premier Series of Mitsui Garden Hotels, will open on July 31, 2024. The hotel will feature a contemporary architectural design, but will also blend in with the post-Meiji modern architecture that has characterized Sanjo Dori since the Meiji period, with its chic brick tiles and other features.
The new building has been attracting attention for its excellent location, with excellent access to downtown Kyoto and tourist attractions such as Nijo Castle and Nishiki Market.

Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Sanjo Premier

Mitsui Garden Hotel Kyoto Sanjo Premier

15. July/August] [Kyoto Avanti] Three notable restaurants will appear one after another on the B1F restaurant floor!

Three restaurants join the restaurant floor on the B1F of [Kyoto Avanti], a short walk from the Hachijo exit of Kyoto Station.
In July, Furaibo, a restaurant specializing in fried chicken wings, which opened for the first time in Kyoto, and Fisherman's Hut, which boasts fresh seafood dishes, made their debut in July. In August, POP @ P CAFE-KYOTO/ Animate Cafe Gratte⁺ opened, further boosting its power.

Appearance of Furaibo

Kyoto Avanti

  • Kyoto and Avanti
  • 31 Nishi-Sanno-cho, Higashi-Kujo, Minami-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto
  • Short walk from "Kyoto Station" of each line
  • Tel. 075-682-5031 (reception hours/10:00-18:00)
  • https://kyoto-avanti.com/
The information is subject to change. Please contact each store or facility directly for the latest information.
All prices include tax.
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