6 Shopping Chion-ji Hyakumanben Craft Markets Bonson Lam Find handmake keepsakes at Chion-ji temple markets on the 15th of each month in Kyoto
Culture Byōdō-in Temple, Uji Anonymous The Byōdō-in Temple as represented on the Japanese 10 yen coin can still be seen and visited today.
11 Culture Ryoan-ji, North West Kyoto Katherine Moore Set in a large garden with a pond, Ryoan-ji is the home of Japan's most famous Zen Garden. Sit in quite contemplation and maybe..
11 Culture Strolling Sannenzaka Ninenzaka Bonson Lam Moments from the Geishas of Gion can be found the ma and pa shops of Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka. You can buy textiles, accessories,..
Activities Gion Shirakawa Street Bonson Lam Cherry blossoms and Geishas make a heady mix in the canals surrounding Gion, Kyoto. Strolling the Shirakawa Canal is a beautiful..
Culture Maizuru World Brick Museum Orrin Heath Experience a brick museum inside a rare steel-framed brick warehouse.
Culture Miyazu Catholic Church Robert Van Egghen Miyazu Catholic Church is the oldest church in Japan, with a fascinating clash of Japanese and Western styles and culture
Culture Three Days in Kyoto (day 2) Joe Peters Gion is best known as the Geisha district in Kyoto. Visit where Mineko Iwasaki lived. She was the geisha whose partial story was..