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Enchanting Kyoto: A Japanese City Steeped in Culture and Good Eats

The ancient city of Kyoto is Japan’s cultural center. There’s much history behind the city’s most regarded—and delicious—culinary specialties.
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Enchanting Kyoto: A Japanese City Steeped in Culture and Good Eats
The gates at Fushimi Inari shrine in Kyoto, Japan. Annie Wu/Epoch Times
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KYOTO, Japan—The paper screen doors slid open, revealing a garden of neatly arranged rocks amid vibrant green trees and a small pathway lined with stone lanterns. A breeze entered the room, cool but comforting. In early October, the weather in Kyoto was still mild.

The garden at Ikkyu restaurant. (Annie Wu/Epoch Times)
The garden at Ikkyu restaurant. Annie Wu/Epoch Times
Annie Wu
Annie Wu
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Annie Wu joined the full-time staff at the Epoch Times in July 2014. That year, she won a first-place award from the New York Press Association for best spot news coverage. She is a graduate of Barnard College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
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