9 Magnificent Night Views of Osaka Masayoshi Hirose Osaka Umeda Sky Building with its Floating Garden obsevation floor is a must-visit place if you ever come to Osaka!
8 Night in Kyoto Masayoshi Hirose When sun sets and the temperature drops, the warm lights glow through clean air in the alleys of Kyoto.
10 Winter Morning Walk Cathy Cawood Trail starting at Rokusho Shrine and leading up into the Higashiyama Hills looked beautiful on a snowy winter morning.
11 Saionji in Kyoto Cathy Cawood This temple in northern Kyoto had a dry garden with piles of stones, a quantity of brush brooms lying on the verandah, and so...
Activities Tea and Tradition at Taneya Cathy Cawood Visit a beautiful traditional Japanese sweet shop in Omihachiman Himure Village that has been selling delicious sweets for ov...
13 Tennei-ji in Kyoto Cathy Cawood The gate of this Kyoto temple perfectly frames a view of Mount Hiei. It contains several buildings and an Inari shrine in a p...
7 A Walk in Kyoto Imperial Palace - 3 Shozo Fujii The original Seiryoden was built as the Emperor's residence at the end of the 8th century. Built in the palace style of the H...
12 A Walk in Kyoto Imperial Palace - 2 Shozo Fujii Shishinden is the most important building within the grounds of Kyoto Imperial Palace. It is where important ceremonies like ...
7 Three-Story Pagoda of Gansen-ji Masayoshi Hirose Don't miss the once-in-a-year chance to look at the wall paintings inside the important cultural property of Japan, three-sto...
11 Dragon Palace Gate of Koshoji Masayoshi Hirose The 'Koto Slope', a pathway to Koshoji Temple in Uji City, Kyoto, is famous for the beautiful autumn leaves on either side of...