I got to share chocolate cake with a beautiful lady today!
It turned into one of the coolest experiences of our trip. We ate at a place called the "ask me Cafe". The guy who started it has been a Kyoto city planner for more than thirty years. He wanted to share the fascinating history of this city which is over a 1,000 years old. He had been dreaming about starting the cafe for over fifteen years and last year he finally did it!
It still hasn't made any money, but he's in it for the opportunity to share with travellers and locals about this beautiful city he loves so much. Jetaime especially got inspired by him and the way he has given up so much for his dream and his desire to share his passion for this city with others.
One thing he mentioned offhandedly is that the original Nintendo headquarters were only a few blocks away!! It is a company that is over 100 years old and originally they made, I think, wooden playing cards for gangsters. So we got to go to the original Nintendo headquarters and take some pictures. He was just filled with little tidbits like that. It was a really nice highlight of our day.
- David Hepting
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