Saturday Night Sushi

Wandering from Shijo eki (station) to the river, through downtown and into the older, traditional area of Kyoto, five new friends and I found an excellent sushi restaurant right by the river. Two pieces of nigiri sushi were only 100 yen! I choose hamachi (yellowtail) and yaki-shitake (grilled mushroom) and a glass of light ume-shu (sweet plum wine). It was delicious and my first sushi in Kyoto! One thing I love about Kyoto so far is the size of the all the restaurants. Nearly all hold less than 10 tables. It is such an intimate and warm environment in which to dine. In addition, nearly all restaurants offer a warm cloth to wash one's hands upon sitting down to the table, (which well makes up for the lack of napkins!)