12 Culture 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...
Beauty & Spa AKB48 "Fortune Cookie" 25 Hot Spots Larry Knipfing AKB48 "Fortune Cookie" 25 Hot Spots: Tour Kanagawa Prefecture via Japan's most popular song
10 Activities Stroll the Kamogawa River at Dusk Larry Knipfing The Kamogawa River is a Kyoto landmark. People come here for a stroll in the morning or evening, to enjoy the fresh air, the river,..
13 Culture Delights of Kiyomizudera Temple 2 Larry Knipfing I visited Kiyomizudera in the early morning on a day in early April and found a lot to enjoy: The views (of course!), the cherry..
13 Culture Tenryu-ji Temple and Neighborhood Larry Knipfing Tenryu-ji Temple and the nearby Sagano Bamboo Grove are justly famous for their year-round beauty.
9 Culture The Beauty of Nijo-jo Castle - 4 Larry Knipfing I recommend the Waraku-an teahouse in Seiryu-en Garden. It's only 700 yen for a cup of tasty green tea, delicate Japanese sweets,..
12 Culture Beautiful Shoren-in Temple, Kyoto 2 Larry Knipfing The thing that will catch your eye at Shoren-in is the delightful collection of lotus painted onto the walls of Kacho-den Hall...
13 Culture Toyokawa Inari Temple, Akasaka Larry Knipfing Toyokawa Inari Temple: Although this is a temple, there are remnants of shine influences everywhere you look. Quite unique!