Culture Kishu Aoi Kiln Ceramics Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström For a limited time, Wakayama's Kawahisa Museum will be showcasing an exhibition of ceramic works from Kishu Aoi Kiln. More th...
Activities Umeda Sky Building Xmas 2021 Kim Bergström The Umeda Sky Building Xmas 2021 event works off the concept of two forests - one static, and one dynamic - filled with light...
Activities First Impact 2023 Kim Bergström First Impact 2023 will be held at Kameoka's Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA, and is set to include 50 drones soaring into the sky al...
Culture Kyoto's Konchi-in Temple and Garden Larry Knipfing Part of the Nanzen-ji Temple complex, Konchi-in Temple and its Tsuru-Kame Garden (Crane-Turtle Garden) feels like a secret li...
Culture An Assembly of Buddhas and Gods 2020-2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at the Ryukoku Museum in Kyoto looks at a variety of religious art treasures from Okayama P...
Culture Painting Goes On, Towards Today 2021 Kim Bergström The Ashiya City Museum of Art was opened back in 1991, and to celebrate its 30th anniversary the museum is hosting a collecti...
Culture BTS Japan Exhibition 2021 Kim Bergström A special exhibition taking place at Osaka's Asia-Pacific Trade Center until October 31st explores the trajectory of K-Pop ic...
Culture ‘Sel De La Vie’: Experience the Essence of Ako Tom Fay The French proverb ‘sel de la vie’ (literally meaning ‘the salt of life’) perfectly sums up the essence of Ako, a famous salt...
Culture Denmark Design 2020 Kim Bergström A Danish Design exhibition is taking place at the Kobe Fashion Museum until November 8th 2020, and will showcase around 200 i...
Nightlife IL Pulcinella Trattoria and Bar Bonson Lam Located between Kyoto and Amanohashidate, the gateway to the Tamba mountains is full of surprises. Just a stone’s throw from ...
Red Spider Lilies Around Lake Biwa Cathy Cawood Red spider lilies bloom in Shiga Prefecture in September, adding splashes of color to the landscape.
View of Kyoto City from Shogunzuka Cathy Cawood The carpark of Shogunzuka at the top of Higashiyama Driveway offers one of the best views of Kyoto City.
Awata Shrine in Autumn Cathy Cawood Awata Shrine at the foot of the Higashiyama hills in Kyoto has views over Kyoto and glorious autumn color.
Autumn Colors of Ohara Sanzen-in: 1 Takako Sakamoto I remembered the beautiful autumn foliage of Ohara Sanzen-in and though I knew it would be crowded I went to see it. I was to...
Yomei-en Chinese Garden Cathy Cawood A Chinese style garden with a pretty red pagoda, a pond and a dragon-topped wall can be found in Takashima's Adogawa-cho in S...
