Outdoors Miyama, Kyoto’s Mountain Retreat Cathy Cawood Stay in a thatched village farmhouse and explore the natural beauty of the seasons and traditional rural culture in Kyoto Miyama...
Activities Yanagidani Kannon Hydrangea Week 2025 Jun 1st - 30th 2025 Past Event The Yanagidani Kannon Hydrangea Week is actually a month-long affair celebrating the colorful blooms. In addition to the 5000 hydrangeas..
Outdoors Ine Fish Market Bonson Lam Ine is one of the three fishing ports in Ine-cho (the others being Niizaki, Kamanyu) where you can buy freshly caught fish in the..
Activities Maizuru Hydrangea Garden 2026 Mid - Late Jun During the month of June, visitors can experience the blooming of around 100,000 hydrangeas across a two-hectare stretch of parkland..
Outdoors Following the Kamo to Gion Bridget Ye If you are looking for that classic Japanese riverbank setting found in some anime shows or Japanese films, then a stroll along..
Activities Cycling from Kyoto to Nara Cathy Cawood Cycling from Kyoto to Nara in early September offers great countryside and river views. The best route follows the road beside Keihan..
Cycling Cycling on a Single Ladies Course Robert Kodama Two unfit men conquer a cycling course around Kyoto titled "Single Ladies Course" in a guide book.
6 Outdoors Okochi Sanso Arashiyama Kyoto Jenny Cook Denjiro Okochi loved the view from the top of Arishiyama, or "Storm Mountain" in Japanese. So much so he created twenty thousand..
