12 Culture Hangesho Fan Boutique Kyoto Bonson Lam Unique opportunity of a lifetime to step back to Edo period with fan tossing (Tosenkyo) game with junior Geisha (Maiko) plus chance..
Culture Unsodo Book Vault & Gallery Bonson Lam Founded in 1891, it is the only publisher of wood block prints in Japan, as well publishing books bound in the "tesuri-mokuhanga"..
12 Temples & Shrines Twilight View of Yasaka-no-to Tower Tomoko Kamishima Kyoto: Beautiful silhouette of Yasaka-no-to Tower above the afterglow of the sunset
6 Museums Shindo's Indigo Museum at Miyama Bonson Lam It was the summer of 1968. A young man called Hiroyuki Shindo fell in love with indigo whilst studying at the Kyoto City Unive..
12 Temples & Shrines Autumn in Tenryu-ji Temple, Kyoto Larry Knipfing Tenryu-ji Temple: Like most places in Kyoto this time of year, the Japanese Maples were in full bloom and proud as a peacock. Everyone..
Culture Raku Museum in Kyoto Elena Lisina The Raku Museum is dedicated to a unique style of ceramics with a 450-year history. The appearance of the 'raku' style is..
15 Historical Kurama: a half-day trip from Kyoto Peter Sidell Near Japan's former capital of Kyoto, Kurama makes a good half-day escape, with beautiful views of the surrounding scenery..
12 Temples & Shrines The Hills of Kurodani Temple, Kyoto Larry Knipfing A friend of mine says that Kurodani Temple is his favorite in all of Kyoto. I can see why. There is nothing spectacular about it,..