Let's stay at the shukubo in Koyasan!

To stay in a shukubo is to experience a side of Japan, over 99% of the domestic population will never experience.Shukubo are, in the simplest of terms, temple lodgings. As austere and potentially grim as that may at ... more »

http://www.japan-hopper.com/2009/05/26_172678.php

2010-02-19 18:56:28

KYOTO DENIM

Finest and Coolist jeans I've ever seen is this KYOTO DENIM, combining Yuzen dying (traditional Kyoto way to dye kimono) and cool design. Pockets and belt line are fully decorated with Sakura (cherry blossom) flower ... more »

http://blog.sanriotown.com/akko_t:hellokitty.com/2009/03/02/ ...

2009-04-17 09:54:41

The 12th Annual Kyoto-Eki Daikaidan Kakegari Taikai!

The Place was Kyoto Station, the Time was Saturday, the Team was "Yes We Can" and the Mission was the Grand Staircase.I am proud to report-"MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!"You know...kinda.....sorta.I mean to s ... more »

2009-02-25 13:50:01

Daimon-ji Gozan Okuribi

[An article of Tokyo-explorer] ]August 16th will once again see the annual lighting of the huge Chinese characters or images seemingly cut into the mountains surrounding Kyoto, and for those still in the sweltering forme ... more »

http://www.tokyo-explorer.com/2008/08/08_10587.php

2008-08-18 02:02:24

Gion8

The origins of this festival can be traced back to the late ninth century and attempts by the then emperor to appease supposedly ill-tempered gods thought responsible for wreaking havoc on the nation by way of repeated n ... more »

http://www.tokyo-explorer.com/2008/07/11_06458.php

2008-08-06 04:16:42