Hokyoin Temple is surrounded by a picturesque garden of never ending autumnal hue. Every corner of the temple boasts autumn beauty, and the ground too projecting autumn.
Yojiya is known as Kyoto’s most traditional cosmetic brand. It has a long standing history as traditional Japanese cosmetic brand. For many Japanese women, Yojiya these days are more popular for oil blotting paper with traditional Kyoto’s woman face illustration. I never skip shopping at Yojiya’s store whenever I visited Kyoto even it’s just for …
If there is one place one should never skip while visiting Japan for the first time it will be Kyoto. It has a long list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, bamboo grove, Gion, traditional Japanese houses and the food, those more than enough to allure traveller to come for a visit in Kyoto.
Arashiyama is second most popular tourists destination in Kyoto. Arashiyama for many means a lush green of bamboo forest. Other attractions within the area are often overlooked by many. We were amongst those people who did not think of spending more time to explore Arashiyama when we first went to Kyoto. Only on our second …
Fushimi Inari shrine is known as a shrine of thousand gates located in Kyoto. TripAdvisor ranks Fushimi Inari as number one tourists attractions in Kyoto. I first saw the Fushimi Inari shrine in Memoir of Geisha, a movie that was made based on the American best selling novel by Arthur Golden. The Memoir of Geisha …