14 New Year at Fushimi Inari Shrine Cathy Cawood At New Year, Fushimi Inari Shrine is always extremely crowded but the atmosphere is festive and exciting. Evening is a good time..
9 Magnificent Night Views of Osaka Takako Sakamoto Osaka Umeda Sky Building with its Floating Garden obsevation floor is a must-visit place if you ever come to Osaka!
8 Night in Kyoto Takako Sakamoto When sun sets and the temperature drops, the warm lights glow through clean air in the alleys of Kyoto.
10 Winter Morning Walk Cathy Cawood Trail starting at Rokusho Shrine and leading up into the Higashiyama Hills looked beautiful on a snowy winter morning.
11 Saionji in Kyoto Cathy Cawood This temple in northern Kyoto had a dry garden with piles of stones, a quantity of brush brooms lying on the verandah, and som..
Activities Tea and Tradition at Taneya Cathy Cawood Visit a beautiful traditional Japanese sweet shop in Omihachiman Himure Village that has been selling delicious sweets for over..
13 Tennei-ji in Kyoto Cathy Cawood The gate of this Kyoto temple perfectly frames a view of Mount Hiei. It contains several buildings and an Inari shrine in a pretty..
7 A Walk in Kyoto Imperial Palace - 3 Shozo Fujii The original Seiryoden was built as the Emperor's residence at the end of the 8th century. Built in the palace style of the..