Culture Kyoto: My Alternative Top 3 Temples Peter Sidell Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto is home to hundreds of shrines and temples: here are three of my favourite less visited ones...
Culture Yabusame Shinji 2024 Friday - May 3rd Every year in early May. witness the Yabusame Shinji at Shimogamo shrine, where Japanese mounted archers fire arrows at enemy targets...
11 Temples & Shrines Great Sunset from Kiyomizu-dera Tomoko Kamishima One of the great sunsets in Kyoto can be seen from the Sai-mon West Gate of Kiyomizu-dera Temple.
Culture Kahoen Hydrangea Festival 2024 Jun 15th - Jul 7th During peak hydrangea season, Kyoto's Kahoen garden is set to be filled with around 10,000 hydrangea bushes in bloom.
Culture The Phoenix Hall of Byodoin in Uji Tony Mariani The Phoenix Hall at Byodoin Temple in Uji is the very image of Buddhist heaven.
Culture Where to go for a Tea Ceremony? Bonson Lam From the old merchants house from the Nineteenth Century, to an experience linking tea with Samurai and Geisha, here is a sele..
Culture Seiryu-e Dragon Festival 2024 Mid Sep The Seiryu-e festival is held every spring and autumn near Kiyomizu-dera. The Seiryu or blue dragon is believed to be a guardi..
Culture Fire Festival of Kurama Temple 2024 Late Oct The Kurama Five Festival is one of the most spectacular events in Kyoto and takes place every year on the evening of October 22nd...