There is a shrine for just about anything that you can imagine in Kyoto, and quite a few for things...

Daimonji-yama, part of the East Mountains, or Higashiyama, as they are called in Japanese, is a great place for a...

People abroad seem very interested in the traditional Japanese furoshiki these days, and with good reason; they are beautiful, useful...

This shrine holds a memorial service for worn out knives every year. The shrine accepts old knives and other cutting...

Before you rush to Aritsugu to purchase your prize Japanese knife, you might want to read this article. There are...

Samata Now Closed. This place is still a ramen shop but looks pretty unkept from the outside so I haven't...

Izuju is located just across the street from the gate of Yasaka Shrine. Izuju is tiny, historic and very, very...

This Kyoto shinise (historic store or restaurant) is located in Gion, just down the street from the gate of Yasaka...

Today I went to the Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts at Miyakomesse. I was about to say that this is...

Kyokusei Katayama is a master of the traditional Japanese musical instrument called the biwa. The biwa is a relative of...