Culture Nara Kingyo Museum Elena Lisina The unique goldfish Nara Kingyo Museum is dedicated to the ancient art of goldfish breeding and the artistic presentation of goldfish..
Culture Unsodo Book Vault & Gallery Bonson Lam Founded in 1891, it is the only publisher of wood block prints in Japan, as well publishing books bound in the "tesuri-mokuhanga"..
Culture Oyumi Hajime Festival 2026 Early Jan Nara's Oyamato Shrine holds their annual Oyumi Hajime Festival on January 4th. The purpose of the festival is to pray for good..
Culture Kyoto Fall 2022 Day Two Rey Waters Using a Kyoto fall guide book we mapped out the best places to view the colors while experiencing a historical and cultural education...
Culture Kyoto Fall of 2022 Rey Waters Any time of year is good to visit Kyoto, but Fall when the Japanese Maple Trees are in bloom is a special bonus.
Culture Sky Lantern Festival 2025 Late Nov - Mid Dec As the weather cools down, a wide variety of illumination events begin to pop up at various locations across Japan. One such event..
Transportation JR Kansai Wide Area Pass Bonson Lam Sometimes we are so much in a hurry, that we forget to slow down and remember, reflect, breathe in and feel the bigger universe..
Accommodation Marufukuro Hotel Veronica Carnevale After decades of vacancy, Nintendo’s former headquarters reopened on April 1, 2022, as the lavish Marufukuro Hotel.
