京きょうの夢ゆめ、大おお阪さかの夢ゆめ

expression

the dreams of Kyoto, the dreams of Osaka

A set phrase recited before talking about dreams, often in a traditional or storytelling context. It evokes the contrasting images of Kyoto's elegance and Osaka's mercantile spirit.

• 「京きょうの夢ゆめ、大おお阪さかの夢ゆめ」と言いってから、彼かれは自じ分ぶんの夢ゆめを語かたり始はじめた。

  After reciting 'the dreams of Kyoto, the dreams of Osaka,' he began to tell his own dream.