Kyoto, Sake and The Geisha

Geisha in Kyoto

A trip to Kyoto last year ended up as it usually seems to with a trip to Gion and some Geisha spotting.

We timed it well this time (about 4:30pm for anyone planning a visit) as there seemed to be a lot of activity from the Geisha and Maiko (apprentice geisha) travelling from one house or restaurant to another down the beautiful side streets of Gion.

I managed to take this picture as a very pretty Maiko walked passed me down the street.

Just before we went to Gion, I bought an unusual wine/sake from a shop just around the corner that mainly sells little hard sweet in the shape of sushi but also a few bottles of sake and wine.

Petit Moon Sake

It’s called Petit Moon and according to the label is a
“Sake Based Liquor“.

The Japanese name is “Budou No Sake” which means “Grapes’s Sake” (or Sake made of Grapes), so I think it must be a grape wine and a sake rice wine hybrid.

Anyway, it was way too juice-like for me (despite an 8% alcohol level) but my wife loved it.

I also bought some “normal” sake there but haven’t got around to trying that yet, I’ll add it to the sake reviews when I do.