Secret Swatch Business

I love this little Kyoto shop. It's filled to the brim with old, often antique Japanese fabrics & kimono - some of them very expensive. 

If you are travelling you don't always want to pay for or lug around a whole bundle of cloth (especially if you already have a collection taking up space around the house!) - so if you are just after a small section to display in a frame these guys have done a good part of the work for you. 

The fabric is already cut and popped into a paper frame so you can imagine what it might look  like on your wall. They range in price from around 800 to 8000 yen depending on the particular fabric or textile used. And they are so easy to pop in your luggage!

Where is this gem of a shop exactly?? that my friends is a little secret I keep for the lovely peeps who come along on my tours  - but if you happen to guess where it is I will be happy to confirm it for you ;) 

If you  feel a gorgeous trip to Kyoto might be on the cards then why not check out my Zenbu Kyoto Winter Cuisine and Culture Tours. 

SBS FEAST MAGAZINE gives my tours a shout out!

Thank you so very much to SBS Feast Magazine for giving my tours a shout out .

The January tours are now fully booked I'm afraid but I plan to release some more dates soon.

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Cheers, Jane 

A Glimpse of Sydney Winter

It's no secret that I'm devoted to the winter months. 

I thought I'd share some of the snaps I've taken on my phone during my meanderings over the last couple of weeks in Sydney town - because she's come up a treat in the winter light.

Ah Winter...

I'm quite greedy actually..... I need more than one winter in my year (if only to avoid summer which sucks the life out of me) and I'll be back in Japan again this coming winter (Jan/Feb) - my favourite time to be in Kyoto. So beautifully quiet and still.  And so much amazing food. 

You can come too if you like!? .... check out my Winter Tours page HERE and join the mailing list!

But I digress... (nothing like a little cross referencing... well ok, blatant self-promotion if I'm honest - but the post didn't start out that way - I swear!! It must be the editorial side of me leaking out ) 

NOW- here are some glorious Sydney bits  - winter style....