13 Culture Tofuku-ji Temple Gardens Larry Knipfing Tofuku-ji Temple is large and imposing, but it also contains touches of beauty and splendor like those found in its gardens: ...
Culture Ebisuya Rickshaws Higashiyama Kyoto Stacy Kurokawa KYOTO: We found a couple of rickshaws across the street from the entrance to the shrine. The cheapest option for our family w...
Nightlife 京都伏見 吟醸酒房「油長(あぶらちょう)」 Shozo Fujii 十九の酒蔵が立ち並ぶ伏見の酒蔵はそれぞれに個性を注いだ酒を醸成しているが、その蔵元全ての酒が味わえる素晴らしい店が「油長」だ。この店の魅力は何と言っても伏見全酒蔵の利き酒ができるということだ。気に入りが見つかれば買い求めることもできる。
Culture Where to go for a Tea Ceremony? Bonson Lam From the old merchants house from the Nineteenth Century, to an experience linking tea with Samurai and Geisha, here is a sel...
Culture Kyoto Murin-an Villa Tomoko Kamishima Murin-an Villa was once the private villa of a powerful politician, Aritomo Yamagata. It is located near Nanzen-ji Temple, in...
Planning How to get Free Wi-Fi in Kyoto Bonson Lam From hotels to cafes and convenience stores, this definitive guide offers inside tips on the best hot s on how to get free Wi...
Activities Kyoto Shijo Fukujuen Tea Ceremony Bonson Lam The tea ceremony is delicate, graceful and full of ritual, designed to awaken us to discover beauty in everyday life. Despite...
Culture Sennyu-ji temple in Kyoto Julian Bohler Located on the slopes of Kyoto’s eastern mountains, Sennyu-ji temple is a must see among Kyoto’s Buddhist temples. Surrounded...
9 Food Kyoto Arashiyama’s Kohaku-do Tomoko Kamishima Kohaku-do is a casual French restaurant in Kyoto, Arashiyama. It is situated just a few minutes from Tenryu-ji Temple. And ot...
Culture Jurinji Temple in Oharano Yuko Kobayashi Jurinji Temple is a favorite of the Imperial Family, being a temple to pray for childbirth as well being a retreat for Heian ...