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Happy new year to you all！ What did you do during the holidays? Hope you had a lot of fun! Throughout the Sanganichi (the first three...

In Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Garden, many kinds of events are held at the glasshouse and the main hall during the holiday season! Date:...

As the year end approaches, Fukudama (福玉, lucky balls in pink and white which contain some pieces of New Year's gifts inside), appear at...

I live near Nijo castle and commute everyday passing by the castle. With its long and dramatic history, the castle attracts a great...

Today, I would like to introduce you our Kyoto Karasuma Gojo Tourist Information Center! When you travel overseas, your concern can be a...

Having 150th anniversary of TAISEI HOKAN (Restoration of Imperial Rule), this year I got very excited even more to learn the history of...

The Kyoto station building is now wrapped by holiday mood with one hundred twenty four thousand of electric spectaculars. The number of...

Talking about the viewpoints of autumn foliage, Arashiyama district is the most famous place to visit. Please take a look on pictures we...

When the famous signboard called Maneki (まねき, a gigantic collection of wooden name boards on which actors' names are written) is raised...

This year, autumn leaves are even more beautiful than ever. The colors are rich and lasting very long. The conditions for the vividness...

Now it's the season for viewing autumn leaves in flaming red and yellow! Kiyomizudera Temple is very famous as one of the perfect spots...

“Good evening!!” As I entered the Ozashiki (お座敷, Maiko banquet) as usual, I saw a famous actor for Samurai (侍) drama (hereinafter called...

Shoren-in Temple is listed as No.4 in popularity among the spots in Kyoto for viewing flaming autumn leaves. In the premises, there are...

The weather has been fine after the huge hurricane last week. In the Ohara district, a north suburb of Kyoto, trees are beginning to show...

Approximately six month after my debut as a MAIKO, when I became used to OZASHIKI* and the morning routine of social calls, I met a new cust

The other day, I visited Genko-an and Koetsu-ji in Takagamine district. As for Genko-an, I’ve already introduced on my previous blog....

In appreciation for the autumn harvest and the benefit of love and relationships, Jishu Jinja Shrine annually conducts Momiji Festival to...

The largest scaled ART AQUARIUM project produces the unprecedented look of the World Heritage Nijo-jo Castle, with aquarium art works of...

Uji city is an old and historical town and have a wonderful scenery of the constant flow of Uji river. In addition, Uji city is famous as...

Along the Takase river from Shoji to Sanjo street, there are many historical spots of BAKUMATSU period (the last days of TOKUGAWA...