Setsubun is a fun Japanese holiday celebrated on the 3rd February. It marks the last day of Winter and the imminent coming of Spring. While it's …
5 Traditional Japanese Teas
I'm a tea drinker, I love most kinds of tea I've tried over the years but traditional Japanese teas are among my favourites. They are unashamedly …
Japanese Wedding Kimono
Something you will regularly see as you travel around Japan in the shines and in public places are Japanese Shinto weddings, or post wedding …
Japanese New Year Traditions
If you are travelling during the Japanese New Year period it's a fabulous opportunity to experience the culture and join in on some local festivities. …
10 things to see and do in Arashiyama
Tourists have been coming to Arashiyama for 1000 years, so I absolutely had to have it on my 'must do' list when we first visited Kyoto. Arashiyama …
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Great noodles at Omen Restaurant in Kyoto
Omen is one of my favourite restaurants in Kyoto, and that's really a strong recommendation as there are a LOT of amazing restaurants in Kyoto. …
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Visting the Nagahama Hikiyama Matsuri
A great day trip from Kyoto is to Nagahama and it's even better if you can time it to be there on the 15th April for the annual Nagahama Hikiyama …
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Free Kimono Fashion Parade in Kyoto
Although Japan has a reputation as being an extremely expensive place to travel there are thousands of free and low cost things to do whatever your …
Walking Kyoto – Yasaka Shrine
On this weeks section of our series on walking the streets of central Kyoto we pick up from Kodai-ji temple and continue north-west to explore the …
Walking Kyoto – Ryozen Kannon
This week on our Kyoto photo walk we continue on from Kiyomizudera on the edge of the eastern hills and head north through the quaint and narrow lanes …