12 Visit to Kyoto Aquarium Cathy Cawood If you visit Kyoto Aquarium near Kyoto Station, you can see dolphins, penguins, seals, giant salamanders, jellyfish and many ...
Food Korean Dining in Tsuruhashi Tad Ichimiya Osaka is home to the largest Koreatown in Japan, centered on the inner city district of Tsuruhashi. With a vocabulary that is...
Nightlife Rub A Dub Reggae Bar Christie Petrakopoulou Rub A Dub: A Reggae bar in Kyoto, Japan. Come and party!
Activities Cycling from Kyoto to Nara Cathy Cawood Cycling from Kyoto to Nara in early September offers great countryside and river views. The best route follows the road besid...
8 Culture Cascading Japanese Plum Blossoms Masayoshi Hirose The aging yet captivating weeping plum blossoms continue to draw people in towards its beauty!
12 Autumn at Daikaku Temple Shozo Fujii Daikakuji is a temple founded by Emperor Saga. Located in Sagano in the Sakyo ward of Kyoto City.
Culture Daikakuji: a Historical Highlight Shozo Fujii It is said there are three kinds of autumn leaves. Leaves change in appearance during their first color change, the peak, and...
Activities Kusugutani Hitsuno Shrine Katsuyuki Tanaka Although it is a little difficult to get to, Kusugutani Hitsuno Shrine, rumored to rekindle love, once belonged to a royal pr...
Culture Wakayama Castle Mandy Bartok Wakayama Castle was Toyotomi Hideyoshi's stronghold on the Kii Peninsula and despite its reconstructed keep, it's still worth...
