10 Top Japanese gardens to visit
Japanese gardens aren’t just beautiful and relaxing spaces. They’re full of history, culture and tradition. These are 10 of the top gardens in Japan, they …
Japanese gardens aren’t just beautiful and relaxing spaces. They’re full of history, culture and tradition. These are 10 of the top gardens in Japan, they …
Headed to Kyoto for springtime? It’s one of our favourite sakura spots in Japan so here are some of the best locations and events for …
Planning to see Geisha in Kyoto? Head into the areas where they live and entertain. These geisha districts are known as hanamachi and there are …
If you’re visiting this historic city a Kyoto geisha experience might be one of the things you’d love to do. For most foreign visitors an …
Eikan-do is one of those temples that we wandered into off of the Philosopher’s Path without any intent or prior conception of what to expect. …
A super fast and efficient public transport system, being geographically compact and with so much diversity makes Japan an ideal country to explore. You don’t …
In a city of over 1600 temples, you are going to need to quickly narrow down your choice. The most visually stunning, the most interesting history, the most spectacular garden in all seasons. These 15 represent some of the best temples in Kyoto for visitors – which will be top of your list?
The Philosophers Path in Kyoto is most popular in spring when you walk under the umbrella of fragrant cherry trees but it’s a beautiful walk …
April in Kyoto is the month of the Miyako Odori, the Dance of the Capital. Several of the Geisha districts in Kyoto put on dance …
Setsubun is a fun Japanese holiday celebrated on the 3rd of February. It marks the last day of Winter and the imminent coming of Spring. …
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. …
Omen restaurant is one of my favourite spots to eat in Kyoto. That is a really strong recommendation for us as there are many amazing …
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 …
This week in our series on walking the streets of central Kyoto we pick up from Kodai-Ji temple and continue north-west to explore the Gion district. Yasaka …
In this series we set out a self guided walking tour around Eastern Kyoto from Kyoto station in the south to the Silver Pavillion in the north. Complete one long walk or take just the section that interests you. In this posts we continue on from Kiyomizudera to the Ryozen Kannon temple.