Activities Wandering Shinsen-en Garden Justin Velgus Shinsen-en Garden in Kyoto is a small and cheerful garden, full of history.
6 Culture Shindo's Indigo Museum at Miyama Bonson Lam It was the summer of 1968. A young man called Hiroyuki Shindo fell in love with indigo whilst studying at the Kyoto City Unive..
Food Omen Japanese Restaurant Bonson Lam JapanTravel writer Bonson Lam gets an unexpected history lesson as he drops in to an inn with an ominous name in the cultural heart..
10 Stolen Glimpses of Byodo-in Cathy Cawood Views of Byodo-in at Uji, taken from the path outside the temple grounds, with tiled roof tops rising above green trees.
Transportation Narita to Kyoto by Plane or Train Bonson Lam There are no direct trains between Narita Airport and Kyoto. With a distance of over 600 km around the coast, it is at the tipping..
6 Autumn Leaves at Danrin-ji Mandy Bartok Danrin-ji promises some pretty autumn foliage but the garden is too small to merit the admission charge.
7 Kitano Tenmangu's Maple Path Mandy Bartok Kitano Tenmangu's maple path is a recent addition to the list of worthwhile autumn foliage spots in Kyoto.
Activities Amanohashidate's Temple - Nariaiji Bonson Lam Since the Heian period in the twelfth century, simply dressed pilgrims, living on nature's goodness, made their way here on..