12 Culture Want to See Kimono While in Kyoto? Larry Knipfing Want to see kimono while in Kyoto? Here are a few suggestions on where to go to see some real beauties!
12 Culture Nishihongan-ji Temple, Kyoto Larry Knipfing Nishi Hongan-ji, (meaning the Western Temple of the Original Vow) is of the Jodo Shinshu sect of Buddhism, and is a sister te...
7 Culture Enjoy the Views From Kyoto Tower Manish Prabhune Kyoto, the cultural capital, has always resisted modern looking architecture, and the Kyoto Tower had its share of resistance...
11 Culture Kyoto's Tofuku-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Kyoto's Tofuku-ji Temple combines size and beauty in ways that are hard to find in other areas of Japan. First, there is the ...
Culture Kyoto Eikan-do Temple Tomoko Kamishima Eikan-do Ttemple has fascinating vertical corridors that bring visitors on an excursion up and down and around the entire tem...
15 Culture Kurama: a half-day trip from Kyoto Peter Sidell Near Japan's former capital of Kyoto, Kurama makes a good half-day escape, with beautiful views of the surrounding scenery fr...
13 Culture Kyoto Manshu-in Temple Tomoko Kamishima Manshu-in Temple, located on a hillside in the north suburbs of Kyoto, was established by Priest Saicho (the founder of the J...
11 Culture Great Sunset from Kiyomizu-dera Tomoko Kamishima One of the great sunsets in Kyoto can be seen from the Sai-mon West Gate of Kiyomizu-dera Temple.
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...