My friend from Kyoto took me to a sushi restaurant. The chef is his friend and all the customers are locals. The chef told us that so many good restaurants have lost their soul by advertising in guidebooks. Tourists occupy the seats and locals can’t go there anymore. That restaurant (I was forbidden to mention it’s name) has never put an advert in a guidebook so that locals can still come without making a reservation in advance. The food was very good, served in a relaxing atmosphere. After the meal, we just left the restaurant without paying. My friend told me that they know each other so well that they will just send the bill to his office. Still jet lagged (just came back from Europe) and the book I bought makes it more difficult to sleep…Photo by Miho Kajiokahttp://mihokajioka.comfacebook.com/mihokajiokartist