Culture Tatsushige no Kai: An Annual Experience of Noh 2026 Mid May - Mid Mar Once or twice a year, the Kongo school of Noh performs Tatsushige no Kai, a show performed my renowned Noh actor Udaka Tatsushige...
9 Gardens & Parks Kyoto Shinsen-en Garden Tomoko Kamishima Shinsen-en Garden, meaning a garden containing God’s fountains, once stretched out for over 100,000 square meters just southwe..
Culture Kyoto's Umekoji Handicrafts Market Bridget Ye Umekoji Handicrafts Market in Kyoto is an event that only happens seven times a year and is an event not to be missed! Open only..
Historical Kyoto Shoren-in Temple Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto Shoren-in Temple: Enjoy the three gardens stretching out of its horseshoe shaped corridors.
12 Culture Entoku-in on a Rainy Day Larry Knipfing Kyoto's Entoku-in Temple's entrance is small and unassuming, so be careful...you might miss it! The garden here is truly..
Culture Hanezu Odori Dance Festival 2026 Late Mar Hanezu, the colour of plum blossom. The pink is so surreal in the paintings, it is other worldly, almost referring to some Buddhist..
Culture Enkoji Enkō-ji, is a Zen Buddhist temple located near the Shugakuin Imperial Villa at Sakyō-ku, Ichijo-ji, Kotani-cho, in northeast Kyoto, Japan. It is fam..
12 Culture Kyoto Nijo-jo’s Waraku-an Teahouse Tomoko Kamishima Waraku-an is a comfortable teahouse in Seiryu-en Garden at the World Heritage Site, Nijo Castle. The well-trimmed beautiful garden..