Kyomojo (by Kevin Ramsden, British, Kyoto resident)

A one, two three …

Scoffin’ down a bento / slippin’ in a sento / Air BnB for rento
Yamazaki whisky / pickled veg from Nishiki / horumon very risky
Rubbery wakame / shellin’ edamame / dollars? sorry, dame
Peko chan and poko, have a go at taiko / Ooh!, look there’s a maiko
Giant gates on jinjas / dressing up as ninjas / join the sake bingers
Singing on the maiku / speeding on a baiku / knocking out a haiku
Stumbling Kiyamachi / WiFi pretty patchy / is J-Pop that catchy?
Irashaii doormat / izakaya chit-chat / green tea flavor Kit-Kat
Nikon with a monster zoom / more hotels than actual room /no end to the ramen boom? Bizen, basho, bamboo / hard rock kanji tattoo / Kyoto gin and yuzu
Walking with philosophy /different season, different tree /shocking cost of ma ma Brie!!
Trooping up the Kamogawa / umeboshi red and sour /BBQ up on the tower
Tinko tinko tinko / dinko dinko dinko / plinko plinko pachinko
Ebi fry and chewy kaki / sushi? OK, make mine maki / OKONOMIYAKI!!
Incense sweetly smellin’ / ceramic beauty sellin’ / go see Mr. Yellin
Dodgy looking manga / soft and muted anger / another loss for Sanga
Funny voice on Hankyu man / underwear bought in a can / curry CoCo ichi ban
Summer yuka lazing / ice cold brewski raising / Daimonji blazing
Fake food in the window / very pricey budo / gee gees down at Yodo
Cherry blossom party / wrestlers hale and hearty / Okazaki arty
Pig and ING and Rub a Dub / dancing at the Metro Club / Dave. D sitting in the HUB
Hallowed ground and Hello Kitty / oni, tengu not as pretty …This is my Kyoto City.

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