Transportation Sagano Romantic Train Diah Eka Wahyuningsih The Sagano Romantic Train operates from the Torokko Saga Station to the Kameoka Station. Hours of operation are from 9am to 5pm...
Culture Kawakami-mura's Fudokutsu Cave Bryan Baier The Fudokutsu Cave in Nara’s Kawakami-mura was used by practitioners of Shugendo, Buddhist mountain asceticism, as a cleansing..
Food A Gift of Food from Nara Allie Tan Nara has a long and rich history, and it shows in the amazing variety of food unique to the area.
8 Oimatsu Sweets Shop in Kyoto Sarah Chaney I walked into a shop selling Japanese sweets made in Kyoto and had matcha tea with sakura mochi (a rice cake stuffed with bean paste..
6 Kishiwada & Haruki Danjiri Markets Bonson Lam Danjiri are enormous carts that are driven by daredevil runners around the streets, and much like the running bulls of Pamplona,..
Nightlife Stumbling Upon a Japanese Shot Bar Sarah Chaney I was aimlessly wandering around Kyoto's Ayakoji Dori in Shinmachi when I stumbled upon a Japanese shot bar... I wondered what..
