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Osaka (Kuidaore Day) ★ 4.6

30 minutes from Kyoto on the JR Kyoto Line, Osaka's kuidaore eating-day. Walk Kuromon Market at lunch, Dotonbori for takoyaki and okonomiyaki at sunset.

Fushimi (Sake District) ★ 4.5

Kyoto's sake brewing district, 20 minutes south by Keihan. 30 working sake breweries; tasting bars at Gekkeikan and Kizakura, Fushimi-Inari at the north end.

Kobe (Wagyu Day) ★ 4.4

Kobe is 60 minutes south on the shinkansen from Kyoto. Lunch at a Sannomiya teppanyaki counter for A5 Kobe beef; pair with a Nada-area sake brewery tasting.

Hieizan (Mount Hiei Shojin-Ryori) ★ 4.3

Mount Hiei rises northeast of Kyoto with the Enryakuji monastery on top. Shojin-ryori lunches in the monastery kitchens, a Heian-era Tendai tradition.

Kibune (River Stream Dining) ★ 4.5

Kibune is the river-stream dining village an hour north of Kyoto. May to September, restaurants build tatami platforms over the cold mountain stream.

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