This section of the canal network in Fushimi was once used to move barrels of sake destined for Kyoto or Osaka. The striking Gekkeikan sake brewery stands on the canal banks, and there are boats that will take tourists for a ride along the canal. Chokenji Temple, Teradaya Inn and Kizukura Kappa Museum are nearby. The canal is especially beautiful when the cherry trees are blooming along the banks.
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Early Spring at Fushimi Canal
Old sake warehouses reflected in calm water
By Cathy Cawood
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Lester Goh
9 years ago
Interesting what age has done to the building exteriors. The weathered (is that wood!) facade of the warehouse really gives it a flavourful touch, as if advertising silently: "we make really good sake, and we've been making them for a looong looong time~"
Some of the wooden exteriors in Fushimi are given the charcoal treatment -weather and insect-proofed by burning the surface of the boards! The lower part of the building may have been treated in this way. But you're right about it looking 'flavorful'!
Lester Goh
9 years ago
Charcoal treatment? Thats interesting. Does the treatment compromise the integrity of the structure? Hmm, well it sounds cheap to do and very visually appealling. I need to go check it out
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