37 Culture Autumn Gifts of Nature Elena Lisina expected to see the leaves in their autumn colours but to my surprise I came... I discovered the same with the azalea that usually blooms in May.
Shopping My Favorite Japanese Souvenirs: Kokeshi Kim Bergström Mouse, Yoda from Star Wars, and Mike and Sully from Monsters Inc. to name... part in classes where you can paint your own kokeshi doll - it certainly gave
13 Culture The Beautiful Moss Stairs of Sugimoto Temple Lily Along its stone steps is a small, red Niomon gate with 2 Nio statues on either side.
Accommodation APA Hotel Tokyo Shiomi Ekimae Elena Lisina All APA hotels have the same modern, Western-styled design and the same... beautiful and the colour combination of yellow, orange and black with stripes gave
Culture Big Buddha's Legacy in Nara Anonymous biggest bronze Buddha figure in the world, which has remained in the same... figure helps inspire peace and serenity in every single traveler who came
Activities Cycling from Kyoto to Nara Cathy Cawood Then a police car came along and bellowed something from the loudspeaker... The only words I could catch were "dame"(no good) and "abunai
Culture Mindfulness and the Way of Incense Scott Brause Guessing Games Among other things, Mr.... noblemen and courtesans of ancient Chinese dynasties once enjoyed guessing games
Culture Village of the Dolls Allan Murphy (This can be seen in the fact that part of town's name "jyuku"... She came up with a way to both increase to town's population and add