Culture Kyoto Tofuku-ji's Hojo Garden Tomoko Kamishima The designer and planner of this garden (which was built in 1939), Shigemori Mirei, called them 'concept gardens containing a...
Culture Kyoto Konchi-in’s Tsuru-Kame Garden Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto's Konchi-in Temple Garden was designed by Kobori Enshu (1579-1647) in around 1630, but it was a talented gardener named...
Culture Toei Kyoto Studio Park Shehzad Lokhandwalla The Kyoto studio park is a wonderland for film enthusiasts. Ever wondered how Japanese films are made? This is right place fo...
Culture Toji Temple, Kyoto Shozo Fujii Kyoto is a leading tourist city.In addition to thousands of temples and shrines, many festivals or events are held throughout...
Culture Okazaki-jinja and Konkaikomyo-ji Hoyee Tse Kyoto, filled with shrines and temples, is the city to learn about ancient architecture. Okazaki shrine and Konkaikomyo templ...
Culture Nijo Castle: Former Imperial Residence Katrina Webber Built under the order of Tokugawa Ieyasu, Nijo-jo has served as the home of the Tokugawa shogun, an Imperial property, and is...
Culture Dendengu Shrine & Horinji Temple Karen Zheng On the precincts of the historic Horinji Temple, one can find the Shinto shrine known as “Dendengu”, which is devoted to Den ...
Culture Kiyomizu Temple and Otowa Waterfall Stefanus Husin Kiyomizudera, also known as the Pure Water Temple is one of more famous temples in Japan. This temple is located up in a hill...
Culture The Ascent of Kiyomizu Temple Alexandra Dorovici Kiyomizu-dera is one of the most popular temples of Kyoto. It has been registered in 1994 on the UNESCO World Cultural Herita...
8 Culture Searching for Ryoma 4: Ryoma's Tomb Takako Sakamoto Ryoma Sakamoto Series 4: Royma's Tomb at Kyoto Ryozen Gokoku Shrine. He was assassinated at the age of 31 at the Ōmiya inn in...