Shopping Kyoto Traditional Furniture Museum Bonson Lam See Craftsmen at work hand-making tansu (kimono chests) and discover how Japanese furniture looked up to 100 years ago.
Shopping Kyoto Rakushikan Bonson Lam Feel and breathe the culture of washi, Japanese living paper. A four level museum and emporium of washi where you can experi...
Activities Cycling Maizuru Bonson Lam While cycling rather than boating is the mode operandi for newcomers in this port city of Maizuru, the green coves and waterw...
11 Magical Light in a City of Water Masayoshi Hirose Mesmerizing 3D projection mapping on the walls of Osaka Central Public Hall in Nakanoshima, and the beautiful illuminations r...
8 C5856 Steam Locomotive Train Bonson Lam Long before the advent of Shinkansen or bullet trains, steam locomotives such as the C 58 series ferried passengers and freig...
11 Osaka Station City Twilight Fantasy Masayoshi Hirose The beautiful year-end illumination at 'Toki-no Hiroba Plaza' of Osaka Station City and 'Umekita Hiroba'.
11 Jozenji in Kyoto Cathy Cawood This temple in Northern Kyoto is home to one of the Kyoto Rokujizo (six jizo) that are the focus of a yearly pilgrimage in Au...
16 Autumn at Goryo Shrine in Kyoto Cathy Cawood Pretty shrine in Northern Kyoto with beautiful autumn leaves, a small monthly flea market, and an intriguing statue of 5 smal...
8 Face-Lift for Byodo-in Phoenix Hall Masayoshi Hirose Enjoy the beauty of renewed Byodo-in Phoenix Hall in Uji City, Kyoto, after a two-year renovation!
Accommodation Kuramaguchi-An Vacation Rental Cathy Cawood For two to four people a vacation rental like Kuramaguchi-An offers a lot more space, freedom and convenience than a hotel at...