12 Culture The Beauty of Nijo-jo Castle - 2 Larry Knipfing Nijo-jo Castle, Kyoto, has many magnificent details that will surprise you.
Culture Kyoto Shoren-in Temple Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto Shoren-in Temple: Enjoy the three gardens stretching out of its horseshoe shaped corridors.
12 Culture Nison-in Temple, Kyoto Larry Knipfing Established long ago, in 834, Nison-in was destroyed during the Onin War (1467-1477) and then rebuilt. Many people flock here...
12 Culture Kyoto Osawa-no-ike Pond Tomoko Kamishima Osawa-no-ike Pond, built in the 8th Century, is the oldest man-made pond in Japan. It is attached to the Saga Emperor’s Villa...
Culture Wazuka - Japanese Tea Town Simona Zavadckyte Wazuka is a traditional Japanese tea town, with picturesque scenery and mind-clearing, heart-warming Japanese tea. Its tea in...
11 Culture Five-story Pagoda of To-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima The five-story pagoda at To-ji Temple is both beautiful, and extremely strong. Those that designed the temple figured out a w...
13 Culture Tofuku-ji Temple Gardens Larry Knipfing Tofuku-ji Temple is large and imposing, but it also contains touches of beauty and splendor like those found in its gardens: ...
Culture Ebisuya Rickshaws Higashiyama Kyoto Stacy Kurokawa KYOTO: We found a couple of rickshaws across the street from the entrance to the shrine. The cheapest option for our family w...
Culture Where to go for a Tea Ceremony? Bonson Lam From the old merchants house from the Nineteenth Century, to an experience linking tea with Samurai and Geisha, here is a sel...
