Good write-up. One thing to add: if you're arriving late, the Damri buses stop running around 9pm, and the official taxi counter might be closed too. I got stuck there once around 10pm and had to use...

The Randen tram is a good call but I'd recommend getting off one stop before Arashiyama at Katabiranotsuji. There's a small soba shop called Soba no Mi Yoshimura that does a fantastic cold soba set fo...

Good to see someone put together a proper guide instead of just listing the same three spots. For the tonkotsu ramen section, I'd add that ShinShin in Tenjin has a lighter, almost creamy broth that's...

Yeah but that shrine is pretty standard, my family keeps one in their office. If you want smooth payment just go to a station that's actually staffed 24/7, not the ones that switch to self-serve at ni...

You're right that a lot of the "language exchange" meetups here tilt heavily toward English practice. I'd check out the ones organized by the Tokyo Language Exchange group on Meetup. They hold events...