The other day I visited Kyoto. I have been going there several times a year for work for the past several years.
As a tourist destination, the number of foreign tourists has been increasing every year, and more than half of the people I pass as I walk through the Ponto-cho flower district are now foreigners.
Wading through the tourists, I went to an izakaya in Gion for the first time in several years.
It was a Japanese traditional-style izakaya with no flashy signage and an austere appearance.
When I spoke to an auntie (estimated to be in her 60s), she handed me a QR code, saying, “Please order from your smartphone.
The restaurant looks like it might have a dial phone, but this is …….
It had evolved before I knew it.
The top page of the PC version of Tokyo Analog has also evolved from this issue, so please take a look.
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The other day I visited Kyoto. I have been going there several times a year for work for the past several years.
As a tourist destination, the number of foreign tourists has been increasing every year, and more than half of the people I pass as I walk through the Ponto-cho flower district are now foreigners.
Wading through the tourists, I went to an izakaya in Gion for the first time in several years.
It was a Japanese traditional-style izakaya with no flashy signage and an austere appearance.
When I spoke to an auntie (estimated to be in her 60s), she handed me a QR code, saying, “Please order from your smartphone.
The restaurant looks like it might have a dial phone, but this is …….
It had evolved before I knew it.
The top page of the PC version of Tokyo Analog has also evolved from this issue, so please take a look.
If you are interested in being featured in the magazine, please contact us.
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