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...
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 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...
9 Painted Lotuses at Shoren-in Temple Masayoshi Hirose Enjoy the beautiful lotus paintings on the sliding doors of Shoren-in , a Kyoto temple with high-class connections.
8 Autumn Scenery of Eikando Mandy Bartok Autumn is best enjoyed at Kyoto's Eikando, a temple just north of famed Nanzen-ji. Neighboring Nanzen-ji always draws huge cr...
15 Lost in Southern Higashiyama Cathy Cawood Exploring by bicycle in the back streets on the lower slopes of the Higashiyama Hills in Kyoto reveals many pretty autumn sce...
