Behind closed doors

The traditional Japanese restaurant doesn't give much away. The facades are done so you can't see in and you can't see out, and sometimes you only know the name of the place and not much else. See exhibit A below, Misoka-an Kawamichi-ya. You really would have no clue what this place is all about just by looking at it.
This is actually one of Kyoto's best soba restaurants, and they've been around since 1710. Yes, that's right, 1710, just shy of 300 years. But they really don't shout about it, do they? The typical Japanese restaurant is somewhat reflective of the Japanese mindset: you can't see what's going on from the outside, but there's lots happening inside. You just have to get in first.

So how were the noodles?

So good I forgot to take a photo till I was done.