上質の肉をじっくりと味わいたい人が通う焼肉店。国産和牛は産地にこだわらず、その日の最高のものを仕入れるスタイルがうまさの秘訣です。おすすめはミスジとサンカク。またテール蒸しやハルサメなど韓国惣菜のサイドメニューも見逃せません。焼肉→韓国→トラという連想から、「食べ物屋にはあたたかさがないとうまい料理が味わえない」という考えで描かれた赤いトラ。「枠からはみ出るほうがKi-Yanらしい」という友人の一言をうけ、尻尾は後から柱を超えて描き延ばしたそうです。

  If you are looking for fresh and high quality meat in Kyoto, opt for the yakiniku (authentic Japanese BBQ) restaurant Gyū Ōta. The restaurants superior flavours come from its choice of quality meat-the best Japanese wagyu beef of the day, regardless of region of origin. And don’t forget to try the misuji (oyster blade) and sankaku (chuck ribs), both highly recommended by the owners. Along with carefully selected meats, the restaurant also offers various Korean side dishes including steamed oxtail and harusame noodle salad. The idea of the red tiger painting for this yakiniku restaurant comes from a popular association in Japan among grilled meat, Korea and tigers, as well as Ki-Yan’s desire to paint the tiger in warm colours in order to enhance guests’ dining experience. Following a friend’s suggestion, the artist later repainted the tiger’s tail over the corner pillar.

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　おいしい京野菜としゃぶしゃぶの店「雅庵」の階段を彩る、赤と黒の「竹」。制作に入ったその場で急遽変更されたモチーフで、すぐに構図を練り直して一気に描き上げられた作品です。階段下から眺める竹にはそんな当時の勢いが今も伝わるのか、訪れた人の視線を集めます。しゃぶしゃぶ、すき焼き、豚しゃぶなど各コース食べ放題が人気。外国人客の来店も多く、最初は「おかわり自由」のコースにびっくりするとか。一つだけある茶室風の個室はぜひカップルで！

  Specializing in kyo-yasai (Kyoto vegetables) and shabu-shabu, Miyabian features an elegant staircase lined with red and black bamboo. Just after Ki-Yan began painting, he spontaneously deviated from his initial plans and completed this mural in a very short amount of time. Before walking up to the second floor to enjoy your shabu-shabu, sukiyaki or buta-shabu, take a minute to admire the impressive ‘Lucky Bamboo’ from the best vantage point: the bottom of the stairs. Don’t miss out on Miyabian’s all-you-can-eat courses and free refill service. The restaurant also has one private tea house-style room that is very popular among couples.

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　八坂店と同じく、わらびもちと豆菓子を提供する「峯嵐堂 平安神宮店」。こちらでは店内で出来たてのわらびもちがいただけます。京都の料亭などに豆や昆布、海苔など乾物を卸す「峯嵐堂」が、とくに大豆にこだわり、絶妙な加工ブレンドから作った極上のきなこ。これをおいしく食べてほしいと作ったわらびもちと、40種以上の豆菓子が並びます。壁には平安神宮にちなんで四方を護る四神、青龍、朱雀、白虎、玄武 が。お土産用の真空パックはKi-Yanの提案で、4つセットの四神デザインになったそうです。

Heian-jingū offers the same product range as the company’s Yasaka branch-its famous warabi mochi (a Japanese confection made from bracken starch) and 40 kinds of mamegashi (bean snacks). The difference is that here you can sit down and enjoy a beautiful set of freshly made warabi mochi and matcha! Hourandou supplies Kyoto restaurants with soybeans, kombu and other dried ingredients, and is especially proud of its high-quality kinako (roasted soybean flour) developed to perfectly match the taste of its homemade warabi mochi. The motifs of the ‘Four Deities’ pained on the café’s walls are connected to the neighbouring Heian-jingū Shrine and represent the four cardinal directions: tiger for the West, peacock for the South, turtle for the North, and carp for the East.

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八坂の塔のすぐそばにある「峯嵐堂 八坂店」は、わらびもちと40種ほどの豆菓子がずらりと並ぶお店。近くの八坂庚申堂にちなんで決めたという申と、商品の豆が店内の壁面いっぱいに飛び交います。高いところが苦手なKi-Yanにとっては、緊張した現場の一つだとか。名物のわらびもちは自社特製で、前場信之社長が約2年かけて作った極上のきなこを、一番おいしく食べてもらうために作られたそう。店頭での「ぷるっ、とろっ」は素通りできない光景です。

Located just below Yasaka Pagoda, the Yasaka branch of Hourandou offers 40 kinds of mamegashi (beans snacks) as well as a selection of warabi mochi (a Japanese confection made from bracken starch). You may be surprised to see monkeys-a motif that comes from the neighbouring Yasaka Koshindo Templeand giant blue beans flying across the vermillion red walls and ceiling of the shop’s traditional Japanese interior. Because of the high ceilings, this mural was one of Ki-Yan’s most challenging pieces to complete! While taking in this spectacular work of art, try some of the famous soft, jelly-like warabi mochi. It took me two years to develop this kinako (roasted soybean flour) to match the taste of my homemade warabi mochi’, explains the shop’s owner, Nobuyuki Maeba.

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目の前で海老や魚、旬の野菜がカラリと揚げられていく様子を、味わいの一つとして楽しめる「天麩羅きたむら」は、銅鍋をコの字に囲んだカウンター式のお店です。先斗町の路地奥にある隠れ家のような店へ案内してくれるのはKi-Yan手書きの看板と京野菜の絵。店内には海老や魚が威勢よく飛び跳ねています。

The chef of Tempura Kitamura uses a copper pot at the counter to fry fresh seasonal vegetables, fish and shrimp right in front of guests. Located in Kyoto’s atmospheric Pontocho Alley, this tempura restaurant is situated at the end of a narrow entrance that showcases Ki-Yan’s iconic mural of Kyoto vegetables and a shop sign handwritten by the artist. Inside the small restaurant you will find another of Ki-Yan’s paintings: giant shrimp and fish spiritedly jumping across the walls.

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