Feb 6, 2021• by eanne
Cormorant Fishing in Arashiyama, Japan
In Arashiyama I stepped into a dream. A fat orange moon climbed into view as I crossed the Togersu-kyo, or Moon Bridge. Coloured lights lit the narrow streets, and lanterns hung among the trees...
Aug 28, 2020• by Onigiro
Visiting the Best Markets in Kyoto
Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan. Every month, flea and handcraft markets attract thousands of visitors with colorful stands. We took part on 6 of them, held on a specific date of the month...
Jun 24, 2019• by younggadabout
Itsukushima shrine, the century-old shrine floating in the sea during high tide, has more than 1400 years of history. It is a registered world heritage site which attracts thousands of tourists...
Jun 1, 2019• by okonomiNOMS
How and where to go Geisha spotting in Kyoto plus more. Geisha’s (or sometimes known in Kyoto as Geiko) are highly trained women who devote their lives around this traditional form of hosting...
May 20, 2019• by japon1minuto
Sadako and the thousand cranes
Since I was a child I liked to read, I suppose my father, also a regular reader, made me fall in love with reading by recommending titles. One of them was "Sadako wants to live" by Karl Bruckner. The...
May 18, 2019• by japon1minuto
The Kukurizaru (くくり猿) are the hanging monkeys of Kyoto, is a round ball-shaped talisman made of cloth, which symbolizes the monkeys in good faith, with the body of cloth of different colors...