Things to do in Kyoto: Ohara 大原 December 11, 2016 Ohara 大原 is a rural town in the mountains of northern Kyoto, about 20 km or one hour from Kyoto Station. Ohara is best known for Sanzen-in Temple and is one of the most popular places to visit in mid November -...
Things to do in Kyoto: 舞妓 Maiko Transformation March 7, 2016 I love Kyoto and I love the world of geishas and maikos. Maiko 舞妓 and geiko/geisha 芸子/芸者 are female performing artists working in Gion area whose skills include performing various Japanese arts such as classica...
Best place to see fall leaves in Japan: Eikando-ji, Kyoto 永観堂, 京都市 November 25, 2015 The best and the most popular season to visit Kyoto is in the month of November for its fall leaves. Kyoto's hundreds of famous temples and shrines are beautiful with the colors of autumn, the reds and the yell...
Places to visit in Japan: Uji City 宇治市 June 15, 2015 Uji 宇治市 is a small city between Kyoto and Nara in Japan. I went there a few days back as I had heard a lot of good things about temples in Uji. It is also famous for its green tea known for its superior quality...
Places to avoid in Autumn : Arashiyama 嵐山, Kyoto 京都, Japan December 7, 2014 No doubt Arashiyama 嵐山, a district in the western side of Kyoto 京都 is one of the best koyo spots in Japan, but it is one of those places to be totally avoided in Autumn!! I had been there before but never in fa...
Nanzen-ji Temple 南禅寺 , Kyoto 京都 in Autumn November 26, 2014 Don't get me wrong...I have nothing against hanami ( cherry blossom ) in Japan, but I feel that it is slightly overrated!! I mean the flowers are pretty no doubt, but sitting under a tree with a picnic basket j...
Things to do in Japan : Toji Temple, Kyoto 東寺, 京都市 March 22, 2014 I have never been to so many temples in my entire life than I have visited in Japan in just 3 years. But I need to make full use of my short stint in Japan. Also in this case the main attraction was a flea mark...
ASOS January 28, 2014 My bag from Asos made a debut on Sunday when we went to see the famous Kinkokuji temple in Kyoto. Kinkakuji (金閣寺, Golden Pavilion) is a Zen temple in the middle of a beautiful pond and it's top two floors are c...
Things to do in Kyoto : Gion August 19, 2013 Last week we went to Gion district in Kyoto for the third time (as the first two times it started raining) in the hope of accidently bumping into a geisha or being served by a maiko. Gion (祇園) is Kyoto's most f...