Marugame Seimen is conveniently located in the bustling Sanjo-Kawaramachi neighborhood and offers Kyoto's best cost performance for tasty, filling and...

The Kyoto Daimonji viewing party at Hirosawa Pond is a rich cultural event combining tradition, community spirit, and natural beauty....

Even if you don't read Japanese, you still might want to buy some Japanese books on your visit to Japan....

Each year, hundreds of pottery stores and exhibitors participate in Kiyomizu-yaki Pottery Festival . They sell pottery in the Kyoto style...

Why go to a haunted house in the summer? According to Japanese culture, there is a good reason. Recently a...

Yesterday I was back up in Kitayama, the North Mountains of Kyoto, working on my new 'lumberjack' project. My associate...

For most tourists that visit Japan, the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo is high on their list of places to...

A number of Kyoto companies and artisans working in the traditional Kyoto industries have begun to develop novel products for...

Yamamoto Honke sake brewery, established in 1677, is a among the oldest sake breweries in Fushimi, the sake brewing district...

The Screen is a bit of an anomaly for ancient Kyoto, but a one of a kind place to stay...