Journey Home (Kyoto, Japan) III

I painted another street scene of the Fushimi sake production district.  More than 30 breweries are in operation in this district in Kyoto.  The scene I painted here probably hasn't changed much for 400 years.

These wooden buildings with white walls are all breweries where many brands of well-known sake are made.  Some of them offer a tour - a great place to sample this traditional Japanese alcoholic drink and to learn 400-year-old history of sake making.

One of the popular breweries has a very unique museum inside dedicated to kappa, a legendary water creature that often appears in Japanese folklore as a kind of sprite.  Because kappa is believed to be living only in clean water, it suggests the goodness of water available for sake made in Fushimi.


Journey Home III

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Media: Original watercolor on paper
Image Size: 14 x 21 in.
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