Tag: Higashiyama neighborhood

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 ...