Kansai
Fall foliage in Kyoto starts around mid of November and peaked toward the end of the month. Eikan-do Zenrin-ji is famous for it’s light up illumination during foliage period. Eikando is 15 to 20 minutes walk from nearest Keage Subway…
The best season in Kyoto to enjoy breath taking fall foliage would be around 3rd week of November. Nanzenji Temple will be among the first choice to enjoy fall foliage in Kyoto. Nanzenji is one of the most well…
Kinkakuji is so well known and it is one of the top must see place while you are in Kyoto. It’s so poupular, and everyone takes ton’s of pictures everyday but there is strict restriction for it’s usages, so I can’t…
(Day 1 & 2) Honolulu – Fukuoka Despite the typhoon approaching on its way to Japan, we didn’t have much turbulence also no rain in Fukuoka. Yay!! First meal in Fukuoka – tonkotsu ramen (pork base soup). (Day 3)…
A restaurant named “Kushimanma” is located in Kyoto’s residential area and looks like a traditional house. There is a cozy Japanese garden in front of it. It is famous for the high quality of binchotan charcoal to boil kushiyaki. Kushiyaki…
Originally it was founded in 998 by Fujiwara-No-Michinaga for a private residence. And then in 1052 his son, Fujiwara-No-Yorimichi, converted it to a temple. Byodo-In Temple is located in the city of Uji, Kyoto prefecture. It is one of Japanese…
“Chikuyuan Tarou Atsumori” is a Soba restaurant but it is just like a visiting someone’s guest room in Kyoto. It is situated at the back street so unless you have good map it’s hard to find this tiny restaurart.…
