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,...
7 Culture A Visit to Kyoto Inari Shrine Martijn Beckers One of Kyoto's most famous shrines is Fushimi Inari Shrine. The endless torii gates create a fairytale atmosphere. While it ...
Culture Kyoto International Manga Museum Bonson Lam Make your own adventure in this monument to storytelling at Kyoto Manga Museum. From Tin Toys to Hokusai, see for yourself th...
Culture Searching for Ryoma Sakamoto Takako Sakamoto How to access to the places related to Ryoma Sakamoto, one of the most beloved Japanese heroes in history. The places are loc...
8 Accommodation Searching for Ryoma at Teradaya Inn Takako Sakamoto This is the place where Ryoma Sakamoto was attacked by authorities. His wife Oryo saved him by running naked from the bath to...
8 Activities Gorogatake Sea of Clouds Orrin Heath Ever want to stand above the clouds? Well, you can do that if you visit Gorogatake in Maizuru and see unkai or the Sea of Clo...
14 Culture Kyoto Kitano Tenman-gu Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto Kitano Tenman-gu Shrine: Spring breeze brings the delicate sweet fragrance of plum blossoms
13 Culture Bonsai at Kyoto Botanical Gardens Cathy Cawood There is a large collection of bonsai on display in Kyoto Botanical Gardens including pines, wisteria and several different m...
12 Culture Kyoto Ryoan-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Since Queen Elizabeth II visited this rock garden and highly praised it in 1975, huge numbers of people have flocked to Ryoan...
Culture Seiryu-e Dragon Festival 2027 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...
