11 Street & Urban Tenryu-ji Temple, Kyoto Carrie Jacobs Tenryu-ji temple in Kyoto, an aspicious beginning to spring. Enjoy depth of color and texture on the temple grounds. Sakura blossoms,..
Historical Gio-ji Temple, Kyoto: Part 2 of 4 Justin Velgus Gio-ji Temple is more of a hermitage than a temple. It is a building with a kitchen sandwiched between two Japanese style rooms...
12 Temples & Shrines Nison-in Temple, Kyoto Larry Knipfing Established long ago, in 834, Nison-in was destroyed during the Onin War (1467-1477) and then rebuilt. Many people flock here during..
Culture The Age of Seiho 2021 Mar 1st - Apr 11th 2021 Past Event A special exhibition taking place at Kyoto's Fukuda Art Museum looks at the works of Takeuchi Seiho (1864-1942), a Japanese..
12 Gardens & Parks Keishun-in Garden Larry Knipfing The Keishun-in Temple garden is small and simple; quite lovely in early May. It was nice to sit quietly and soak up the fresh air...
Historical Gio-ji Temple, Kyoto: Part 4 of 4 Justin Velgus A small wooden statue of Giou-ji is enshrined in the main hall. Statues with black-colored eyes are works of the Kamakura period...
Historical Gio-ji Temple, Kyoto: Part 3 of 4 Justin Velgus Gio-ji is a tourist spot in Sagano, Kyoto, near Togetsukyo which is popular on the weekend.