Businesses in cities around Japan seem to open and close at an alarming rate — and a new year inevitably means new restaurants. Here's a guide to some dragonly new and recent arrivals in the Kansai strongholds of Kyoto and Osaka.
Tempura and wine
Set in an century-old machiya townhouse that has been converted to resemble an ochashitsu tea-ceremony room, newly opened wine and tempura specialist Nijo Tsubaki will surely be an instant hit in 2012.