Kyoto, Japan - Beautiful cafe converted from a bathhouse: Sarasa Nishijin

#西阵にしじん The northern part of Kamigyo Ward is famous for its silk and satin weaving. In addition to producing the famous #西阵织, there is also an amazing cafe #さらさ西阵 (Cafe Sarasa) that was converted from a bathhouse. The roof looks like the bathhouse in Hayao Miyazaki's animation #Spirited Away. It is a typical Japanese #Tangpofeng style, with concave eaves on both sides and a semi-arc-shaped mountain face structure in the middle. The high and magnificent coffered ceiling and the entire wall covered with Japanese porcelain tiles, the colorful patterns are like small flowers, extending along the wall and covering the entire coffee shop, it is so beautiful. Sarasa Coffee Shop was converted from a bathhouse, retaining the beam and column structure and layout of the bathhouse. It has wooden and mud walls, combined with beautiful floral tiles, woven like brocade into a very unreal space that is both retro and hip, modern and fashionable, decadent and elegant, and very beautiful. To order, just scan the QR code. In addition to drinks and desserts, there are also light meals such as Turkish rice, Mexican tartare rice, curry rice, etc., which are enough to fill you up, so many boys come to the store to eat. I ordered a drink + cake combo for 1100 yen, and chose Darjeeling black tea and apple cinnamon cake. The black tea was delicious, the cake was large and soft, and it was quite cost-effective. The store roasts its own coffee beans and carrot cake, which I heard are also very good. Although Nishijin is located further north and requires some walking to get there by bus, there are still some great attractions nearby, such as the Daitoku-ji temple complex, which is also worth seeing during the summer when the new green leaves appear. Of course, the Kinkakuji Temple is also indispensable, although I personally don’t recommend it much, haha. #さらさ西阵 #CafeSarasa Opening hours: 1130-2100 Address: 11-1 Murasakino Higashifujinomoricho, Kita Ward, Kyoto, 603-8223 Japan #JapanExploreStore #KyotoFood #Nishijin #BathhouseCoffee