Why Nishiki Market Kyoto Should Be On Your Itinerary

Oooh I love market! Especially in Japan, where the market is super clean and offers culinary experience. When we visited Tokyo back in December 2015, we went to Tsukiji Market. But we didn't have time to visit Nishiki Market in Kyoto back then.

Nishiki Market was on the top of our itinerary when we re-visited Kyoto in January 2017. For this purpose, we even book Centurion Cabin & Spa Kyoto which is located 5 minutes away from Nishiki Market.

Still considering whether a visit to Nishiki Market is well worth it? I will tell you why Nishiki Market in the heart of Kyoto should be on your itinerary.

The crowd at Nishiki Market

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Pengalaman Menginap di Hotel Kapsul Centurion Hotel Cabin & Spa, Kyoto

Salah satu cita-cita saya dan mr.husband adalah mencoba menginap di hotel kapsul di Jepang, demi kekinian dan juga karena memang penasaran. Sebelumnya mr.husband sudah pernah menginap di The Pod Hostel Singapore, jadi sudah sedikit merasakan. Ohya, udah baca satu-satunya posting di tesyasblog yang ditulis mr.husband? Klik link ini, mengenai review The Pod. Duh, maaf OOT deh jadinya:D

Seperti biasa, tugas mencari penginapan selalu diserahkan kepada saya. Jadi mr.husband hanya geleng-geleng kepala ketika dua minggu sebelum keberangkatan saya katakan, "Kita pindah hostel yuk, ini lebih murah (tetep ya money is mrs.wife's consideration) dan lokasinya di Gion".

Sebelumnya, kami sudah memesan free cancelation twin room di Piece Hostel Kyoto Station melalui situs booking. Kami sudah naksir Piece Hostel sejak Meidiana dari geretkoper menulis review Piece Hostel Sanjo. Jadi rasanya bahagia banget berhasil memesan salah satu hostel paling laris di Kyoto. Eh, udah begitu kami cancel! Semoga saja suatu saat nanti kami akhirnya bisa menginap di Piece Hostel. Aamiin.

Menginap di hotel kapsul Centurion Hotel Cabin & Spa memang lebih sesuai untuk itinerary kami yang akan sering menggunakan kereta dari daerah Gion. Dan ternyata lokasinya tepat di jantung pertokoan Gion, tiba-tiba aja gitu ada hostel padahal di kiri dan kanan adalah toko dan restoran Sukiya. We were surprised! Tentunya kejutan yang menyenangkan:)

Located at the heart of Kyoto, perfect!

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Halal Ramen in Kyoto: Gion Naritaya

Even in Indonesia, one of the biggest country with moslem population in the world, I rarely find halal ramen (I mean, the certified one). So before going to Kyoto, I tried my luck and type in google: "Halal Ramen in Kyoto". Google leads me to a place called Gion Naritaya.

I search how to get to Gion Naritaya from our hostel Centurion Cabin & Spa, as we planned to drop off our backpack at the hostel before exploring Kyoto. And it's a 20 minutes walking distance, so we put it as a late lunch plan, after snacking at the Nishiki Market.

In reality, we had to walk quiet far, but with a cold winter weather and the beautiful sight of Gion, I wouldn't mind at all. We stopped here and there and after a 30 minutes walking from Nishiki Market, we arrived at Gion Naritaya.

A small restaurant for Halal Ramen in Kyoto

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