9 Shopping Naha's Covered Shopping Arcades Peter Sidell banjo-like sanshin, imported household goods, colorful 'shisa' lion
Culture Guide to Hiring a Kimono in Kyoto on a Budget Bonson Lam From Gion in Eastern Kyoto (Higashiyama and Kyomizudera district) to Central... foreigner-friendly, website in English and Chinese, super convenient Gion
Food Kyoto Pontocho Mimasuya Restaurant Bonson Lam If you do overeat, the Shirakawa canal and old houses in nearby Gion makes... While it is less than 15 minutes’ walk from the Theaters at Gion and the
Activities Rokugo Shrine Rory Jackson The lion-dogs pose with a quiet menace along the street-front entrance.... There are standing stones with inscriptions, small lion-dog statues hiding
Tenjin Matsuri - Yomiyasai Kaitlynn Scannell From there the Moyooshi Daio (Japanese drums) and Shishimai (lion dance
Culture Kyoto City Bonson Lam today, the same tranquil timelessness can be seen in Japanese dance in Gion
Food Fraleet Alley in Asahikawa Valerie Kor Apart from Hachiya Ramen, another noteworthy shop is Gin Neko, loosely... On Fraleet Alley, Gin Neko has plenty of other competitors selling yakitori
12 Culture Senso-ji Temple at Asakusa Yoshiko Toyama There are very big paper lanterns here and two strong guardian lion-dogs
