Culture Kyoto Art Museums: an Introduction Peter Sidell Japan's former capital Kyoto is home to dozens of art museums: some large ones, and a whole host of intimate smaller museums,...
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...
Culture Shoji-ji Temple in Oharano Kyoto Bonson Lam The history of Shoji-ji temple predates that of Kyoto itself. There are Hankyu Buses from Higashi Muko or JR Mukomachi to Min...
12 Culture Genko-an Edward Tseng Genko-an is a temple in Kyoto with bloodstained hand- and footprints of samurai. Two famous windows, "Enlightenment" and "Con...
Culture Oharano Shrine Bonson Lam The move from Nagaokakyo to Kyoto had saved Oharano shrine. With many parts of Kyoto racing towards modernity, this little kn...
Culture Seiryu-e Dragon Festival Febry Fawzi The Seiryu-e festival is held every spring and autumn near Kiyomizu-dera. The Seiryu or blue dragon is believed to be a guard...
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!
14 Culture Kyoto's Osawa-no-ike Pond in B&W Larry Knipfing This man-made pond was built originally for a villa for the Saga Emperor, sometime in the 8th century. It still exists today ...
