There are many restaurants in Japan you first discover due to the long lines of people waiting outside.
When Isoism, which focuses firmly on tsukemono (pickled vegetables), first opened in 2016 near Kyoto Tower, on the corner of a busy thoroughfare just across from Higashi Honganji temple, the long lines of people were impossible to miss.
Three years on, the crowds have lessened, but come the weekend you'll probably still find yourself queuing to get in. Isoism has put a bench outside — although you might have to wait for that, too.
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