When you live in a tourist mecca like Kyoto you tend to avoid the major attractions. However, having a visitor in town provides a good excuse to join the horde and get into tourist mode: taking over footpaths, meandering slowly along backstreets and taking photos of everything, especially photos of yourself with everything — a selfie stick is de rigueur.

If you're on the pilgrimage to the steps of Yasaka Shrine in the Gion district, there's a quaint century-old sushi restaurant where I recommend you stop, sit down and get to know some Kyoto-style sushi. Photos are allowed.

Izuju is one of Kyoto's blink-and-you-miss-it restaurants. And I often have. However, if you're a fan of sushi, especially its many regional variations, then Izuju should definitely be on your list.