Daigo-ji
Kyoto is packed with thousands of tourists at the moment, all rushing to see the autumn leaves. It’s a shame there’s no English word for ‘koyo’, which sounds a lot […]
Kyoto is packed with thousands of tourists at the moment, all rushing to see the autumn leaves. It’s a shame there’s no English word for ‘koyo’, which sounds a lot […]
Allow me to introduce you to a children’s favourite historical character in Japan. Ikkyu-san. While all of you were reading about poor little Snow White and the wild Peter Pan, […]
While I was devouring the third stomach of a cow and treating myself to raw horse meat on the side, a thought struck me: “What an awful country it must […]
I do apologise that I haven’t been able to update this blog as regularly as I would’ve liked. As some of you know, I started working in Japan in April […]
The history of committing suicide stretches back a long time in Japan. People who watch Japanese movies or read Japanese mangas must have heard about ‘seppuku’, committing suicide by slicing […]
When I visit a different country, I almost always go to one of their museums because it seems like the right thing to do. And the fact that I’m interested, […]
I think I’ve just found my ideal temple. My ideal temple is a place where there’s not too many people, ability to freely walk inside the temple, sitting places, and […]
There’s a beach in Kyoto, it’s a glorious day with the temperature above 30°C, it’s a non-option. I’ve always had an image that Kyoto was inland and far away from […]
Yuya heard the alarm clock ring. Not that he needed it. He’d already been up for a good two hours, dreading the start of a new day. He got changed […]
I wanted to give a shout out for Shiga, as it’s so close to Kyoto and there are a lot of things to see there. It’s known mainly because it […]