Fare explores the heart of a city through its food, community, and history. Fare introduces its readers to a single city and lets its locals do the talking: taking you down backstreets and through forgotten histories, exploring neighborhoods and local institutions, and doing more than just taste the food on offer.
 
Fare Issue 10: Kyoto
Kyoto is Japan’s ancient capital and one of its spiritual centres: a city where food and faith intertwine with nature, and locals find their voices amplified by millennia of tradition.
In this issue:
Dive into the history of kaiseki cuisine in a centuries-old, three Michelin star tea house
Visit the workshop of a fourth-generation lacquer maker and activist who applies ancient techniques to wooden skateboards and bikes
Taste handcrafted jōgashi sweets inspired by changing seasons and the city’s imperial past
Meet Yoshihiro Imai, whose wood-fired kitchen centres around the Japanese concept of shime and comfort eating
Take a look inside daily life at the student-run Yoshida ryo, the oldest wooden dormitory in Japan