8 Kyoto Adashino Nenbutsu-ji 4 of 4 Shozo Fujii 1,200 years ago where Adashino Nenbutsu-ji now stands, the famous priest Kobo Daishi (also known as Kukai) opened a Chisan se...
8 Stormy Skies at Kinkaku-ji Michelle Montano Kyoto's most famous temple, the Golden Pavilion, Kinkaku-ji, shines even in stormy weather. Take a virtual visit here on a ra...
Transportation Sagano Romantic Train Febry Fawzi The Sagano Romantic Train operates from the Torokko Saga Station to the Kameoka Station. Hours of operation are from 9am to 5...
Culture Kawakami-mura's Fudokutsu Cave Bryan Baier The Fudokutsu Cave in Nara’s Kawakami-mura was used by practitioners of Shugendo, Buddhist mountain asceticism, as a cleansin...
Food A Gift of Food from Nara Allie Tan Nara has a long and rich history, and it shows in the amazing variety of food unique to the area.
8 Oimatsu Sweets Shop in Kyoto Shozo Fujii I walked into a shop selling Japanese sweets made in Kyoto and had matcha tea with sakura mochi (a rice cake stuffed with bea...
6 Kishiwada & Haruki Danjiri Markets Bonson Lam Danjiri are enormous carts that are driven by daredevil runners around the streets, and much like the running bulls of Pamplo...
Nightlife Stumbling Upon a Japanese Shot Bar Katsuyuki Tanaka I was aimlessly wandering around Kyoto's Ayakoji Dori in Shinmachi when I stumbled upon a Japanese shot bar... I wondered wha...
