To finish off my Saturday evening I knew of another craft beer bar that was close to my hotel, just on top of Shijo station.
Craft Man, Kyoto, Japan
Month: November 2018
Gottie’s Beef Shijo Kiyamachi, Kyoto, Japan
After some very good beers at BeerBar MIYAMA162 I got the mobile out again to look for some dinner.
About a block away was a a beef restaurant called Gottie’s Beef. It had OK reviews, I was hungry and I wanted beef, so in I went.
Gottie's Beef Shijo Kiyamachi, Kyoto, Japan
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BeerBar MIYAMA162, Kyoto, Japan
Early Saturday afternoon I’d jumped on the Shinkansen at Toyama Station for the short hop to Kanazawa where I got on the slower Thunderbird for the two and a quarter hour trip to Kyoto.
Usual Japanese efficiency had me arriving in Kyoto right on time and I then headed for the subway for the short ride to Shijo Station where I was staying.
After checking in I decided I’d better find somewhere to have a beer. About 400 metres down the road towards the Kamo River is the Pontocho area which encompasses a huge number of restaurants and bars lining typical narrow Japanese laneways. So I decided to head down there.
The craft beer map pointed me towards BeerBar MIYAMA162 so I set Google maps to direct me. I took me a little while to find the bar – I was originally one street over, but once I worked that out I walked straight past the place but doubled back to find the stairs to the 2nd floor bar.
BeerBar MIYAMA162, Kyoto, Japan
ANA Crowne Plaza Toyama, Toyama, Japan
Crowne Plaza hotels, particularly in Japan, always seem to live up to a high standard and the Crowne Plaza in Toyama was no exception.
The hotal is in a superb location just south of Toyama Castle with a tram stop on the blue Loop Line right outside so it’s an easy, and cheap, commute from Toyama JR station.
ANA Crowne Plaza Toyama, Toyama, Japan
Yakitori Daikichi Marunouchi, Toyama, Japan
My time in Toyama was drawing to a close and I wanted some yakitori (aka charcoal grilled meat on a stick) for my final meal.
I found Yakitori Daikichi Marunouchi quite close by to my hotel. I’d visited the chain before in Kyoto so I knew the meal would be good.
Yakitori Daikichi Marunouchi, Toyama, Japan
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