Robin Hoshino
Robin ran a local food based pop-up event project in Dublin before moving to Kyoto in 2015. Since living in Kyoto she has had first a variety of hand experiences in the restaurant industry while practicing Aikido. Currently she is involved in rural revitalization initiatives that combine sustainability with Japanese traditional craft. Her practice spans design, translation and education.
Robin is very knowledgeable about Kyoto food. She was a superb guide to Nishiki Market. We learned a great deal and would recommend her as a guide for anyone.
Robin was fantastic with a wealth of knowledge and it was great to experience such a focus on the authentic food stalls.
The Nishiki Market food tour was amazing, and Robin was a great and very experienced guide. We learned a lot about the history and evolution of the food market, and we tasted some amazing foods on Robin's recommendation. Only piece of constructive input is that it would be helpful to know when the actual food tasting would start during the tour, so that we could judge when/ if to eat beforehand. We skipped breakfast because we didn't want to fill up before the tour. The actual tasting didn't start until around 10:30am, and our two 20-something boys were very hungry by that time.
