Kagurazka is one of Tokyo's old neighbourhoods, previously an area known for its Geisha culture and home today to some of the older, more traditional Japanese homes.
When I visited preparations were underway for the Summer Festival so the streets were strung with beautiful red and white lanterns and the temple had plenty of sake offerings.
It really is a beautiful area and the houses and gardens are wonderfully intricate. Low wooden buildings with sliding doors and bamboo screens.
I went back for dinner a couple of nights later to a traditional Japanese restaurant. It was in an old house, tatami mats on the floor and the very low individual 'tables' for you to eat from while sat at the floor. A wonderfully atmospheric evening.
It's difficult to describe it fully without pictures (which I will upload later) but I would recommend a visit and a wander.
You can walk there from Ichigaya, as we did, and see people fishing under the bridges.
When I visited preparations were underway for the Summer Festival so the streets were strung with beautiful red and white lanterns and the temple had plenty of sake offerings.
It really is a beautiful area and the houses and gardens are wonderfully intricate. Low wooden buildings with sliding doors and bamboo screens.
I went back for dinner a couple of nights later to a traditional Japanese restaurant. It was in an old house, tatami mats on the floor and the very low individual 'tables' for you to eat from while sat at the floor. A wonderfully atmospheric evening.
It's difficult to describe it fully without pictures (which I will upload later) but I would recommend a visit and a wander.
You can walk there from Ichigaya, as we did, and see people fishing under the bridges.
Wow - it sounds beautiful. Do you know if you will be back for the summer festival?
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