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Joe Okada: The Last Samurai Kyoto

Traditional

Joe Okada: The Last Samurai

Joe Okada is Japan's oldest active tour guide. With his samurai gear and katana, he will bring you through Kyoto and let you experience the former capital's tradition with a highly anticipated performance near the end.

By Ignatius Koh

Where to go for a Tea Ceremony? Kyoto

Traditional

Where to go for a Tea Ceremony?

From the old merchants house from the Nineteenth Century, to an experience linking tea with Samurai and Geisha, here is a selection of some unique places for a Tea Ceremony, a quintessential Kyoto experience.

By Bonson Lam

Yamagata: Spiritualism and Nature Yamagata

Featured Temples & Shrines

Yamagata: Spiritualism and Nature

Yamagata connects natural sightseeing destinations with spirituality effortlessly. Discover inner peace like the local monks have by exploring forests, waterfalls and rivers.

By Geoff Day

Ohara Village Kyoto

Gardens & Parks

Ohara Village

Retrace the steps of a forgotten princess in this sublime mountainside village just 40 mins north of Kyoto

By Bonson Lam

Wazuka - Japanese Tea Town Kyoto

Festivals

Wazuka - Japanese Tea Town

Wazuka is a traditional Japanese tea town, with picturesque scenery and mind-clearing, heart-warming Japanese tea. Its tea industry dates back more than 800 years with 300 families making tea today. There is a teatopia festival each November, and it makes a great day trip from Kyoto or Nara. Why not try its tea flavoured soba.

By Simona Zavadckyte

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