Culture Kawakami-mura's Fudokutsu Cave Bryan Baier The Fudokutsu Cave in Nara’s Kawakami-mura was used by practitioners of Shugendo, Buddhist mountain asceticism, as a cleansing..
Food A Gift of Food from Nara Allie Tan Nara has a long and rich history, and it shows in the amazing variety of food unique to the area.
8 Oimatsu Sweets Shop in Kyoto Sarah Chaney I walked into a shop selling Japanese sweets made in Kyoto and had matcha tea with sakura mochi (a rice cake stuffed with bean paste..
6 Kishiwada & Haruki Danjiri Markets Bonson Lam Danjiri are enormous carts that are driven by daredevil runners around the streets, and much like the running bulls of Pamplona,..
Nightlife Stumbling Upon a Japanese Shot Bar Sarah Chaney I was aimlessly wandering around Kyoto's Ayakoji Dori in Shinmachi when I stumbled upon a Japanese shot bar... I wondered what..