9 Early Spring at Fushimi Canal Cathy Cawood Section of canal lined with cherry trees in Fushimi Kyoto. Gekkeikan Sake Brewery stands on the banks, and tourist boats are available...
Accommodation Kamigamo Shrine in Summer Tomoko Kamishima Kamigamo Shrine located in the north skirt of Kyoto, is a famous healing power spot. And the Inner shrine, Kataoka-sha, enshri..
11 Nara Tokae Karen Zheng “Tokae” is a lantern festival that takes place every August in Nara. During this period, tens of thousand of candles are lit i..
Activities Kawasaki Good Times World Noro Randria Kawasaki Good Times World is a museum that retraces the history of the Kawasaki Heavy Industries Group. Also enjoy the hands-on,..
Activities Summer at Minoh Park Karen Zheng Minoh National Park – a nature reserve that offers a breath of fresh air from Japan’s second busiest city, Osaka. Located abou..
12 Yase in Kyoto Cathy Cawood The Heizan Cable Car, the hiking trail for Mount Hiei, riverside restaurants, beautiful scenery and wildlife are all compellin..
9 Anrakuju-in Temple in Fushimi Cathy Cawood Buddhist temple and burial site of two emperors, built in 1137, Anrakuju-in served as headquarters in an 1868 battle between Shogunate..
Accommodation Seikiro Ryokan Museum Hotel Bonson Lam Seikiro Ryokan was founded at the end of the Seventeenth century and has been in the same family ever since. The owner personally..