18 Culture The Beauty of Fushimi Inari-taisha Alexandra Dorovici Fushimi Inari is a shrine located in the south east of Kyoto City. It was founded in year 711 and is dedicated to the Inari K...
14 Culture The Phoenix Hall of Byōdō-in Hugo Kempeneer Phoenix hall looks colorful with its new vermilion paint. Inside Chudo of Phoenix Hall is statue of Amitabha Tathagata, datin...
11 Culture Walking Around the Myoshin-ji Temple Complex Larry Knipfing Myoshin-ji Temple complex is one of my favorite places in Kyoto; I don't know what delights I'm going to find each time I visit
Culture The Ascent of Kiyomizu Temple Alexandra Dorovici Kiyomizu-dera is one of the most popular temples of Kyoto. It has been registered in 1994 on the UNESCO World Cultural Herita...
15 Culture Ming Style Beauty in Manpuku-ji Tomoko Kamishima Ming Style Beauty in Manpuku-ji: The floors of the corridors, passageways, and insides of the halls are covered with diamond-...
15 Culture Kyoto Kibune Riverside Walk Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto Kibune Riverside Walk: Enjoy the cool air and the healing power of the forest. This is also a popular Power Spot.
13 Activities Climbing Kami-Daigo in Kyoto Hugo Kempeneer Along the trail of Kami-Daigo in Kyoto are several World Heritage buildings and at the top is famous Nyoirindo, built in the ...
12 Culture Exploring the Kurodani Cemetery - 1 Larry Knipfing Exploring the Kurodani Cemetery - 1: Surprising images from a unique Kyoto landmark on a beautiful morning visit in early May.
Shopping Kyoto Spinning Tops, Jackyu Takako Sakamoto Kyo Koma (Kyoto Spinning Tops) Jackyu; Spinning tops made of cotton threads are created by only one man in the world, Kyoto's...
14 Food Mikaku Beef Restaurant Takako Sakamoto Mikaku on Shirakawa street only serves premium wagyu beef, all hand cut on cleavers only. The restaurant has a great, romanti...
