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  • December 9, 2024

    Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill

    Visitors come here to Hitsujigaoka Observation Hill to learn about and see the Statue of Dr. William S. Clark. Dr. William S. Clark was a prominent American educator and agricultural scientist who is...
  • March 26, 2017

    Gion

    Situated between Yasaka Shrine and Kamogawa (Kamo River), Gion is Kyoto’s most famous neighbourhood – known best for its traditional ‘ochaya’ (teahouses), ‘machiya’ (merchant houses) and attendan...
  • May 25, 2017

    Nanzen-ji

    Headquarters of the Nanzen-ji branch of Rinzai Zen, Nanzen-ji is one of Kyoto’s most important temples. Established in late 13th century, Nanzen-ji includes multiple major structures and subtempl...
  • May 24, 2017

    Higashiyama Joshi-ji inc. Ginkaku-ji

    Established in the late-15th century, Ginkaku-ji or the ‘Silver Pavilion’ was the retirement villa of the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa. Modelled on Kinkaku-ji (Golden Pavilion), the villa was repurp...
  • May 30, 2017

    Sanjusangendo

    Most commonly referred to as ‘Sanjusangendo’, the properly named Rengeo-in is the longest wooden structure and second largest temple in Japan. Founded by the cloistered Emperor Go-Shirakawa in 11...
  • May 22, 2017

    Fushimi Inari Taisha

    Fushimi Inari Taisha or ‘Fushimi Inari Shrine’ is one of Kyoto’s most popular and photographed destinations due to the thousands of ‘torii’ gates that lead from the shrine into the mountains. The...
  • May 20, 2017

    Kinkaku-ji

    Officially named ‘Rokuon-ji’, ‘Kinkaku-ji’ or the ‘Temple of the Golden Pavilion’ is one of the seventeen sites making-up Kyoto’s World Heritage-listing and perhaps the most recognisable attracti...
  • June 23, 2015

    Rosary Blessing & Morning Service At Zenkoji Temple

    Zenkoji Temple is home to a number of Buddhist rituals and ceremonies, some of which are only held every few years and some which occur every day. While Buddhist visitors to Japan may be most keen to...
  • May 23, 2017

    Nijo Castle

    Built in 17th century as the Kyoto residence of the famous shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, Nijo Castle is an expansive historic precinct in the heart of Kyoto. A registered World Heritage site, Nijo incl...