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How to find a good restaurant in Kyoto
One of the most frequent requests we receive from customers is for good restaurants.Kyoto is Japan's fifth-largest city in terms of the number of restaurants, with over 8,000. One of the city's attractions is that you can sample not only Japanese cuisine, but also a variety of cuisines from different countries.Many tourists refer to word-of-mouth reviews on Google. However, there is nothing less reliable than word of mouth on Google. Your taste preferences will vary depending on the country or region you come from, and will also depend to a large extent on your physical state that day. What's more,…
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Why was it named Tonton Nobu?
I am Nobu, owner of Tonton Nobu.I have renewed my website and decided to start a blog. Now, I am often asked about the name of our guesthouse.You can probably guess that Nobu comes from my name, Nobuyuki, but what is Tonton? I am often asked. Because of the sound of Tonton, it is often mistaken for a pork cutlet shop in Japan.Tonton is French for uncle. Therefore, Tonton Nobu means Uncle Nobu's inn. Before starting the guesthouse, I was a researcher at university, and I did research in French-speaking African countries such as Senegal and Gabon. The children I…
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