kyoto

Hina Matsuri from vicstravels 984 days old

[ ... ] around Kyoto. Before hitting the shrines, we stopped at a rotating sushi restaurant that Michael has had his eye on. I didn't really feel like ...

Shrine to the god of rice from vicstravels 1019 days old

A shrine to the god of rice is (of course!) a hugely important shrine in Japan. On Sunday, we went to 'Fushimi Inari' Shrine. 'Fushimi' is just the ...

Nijo Castle from vicstravels 1026 days old

As it hasn't been a very cold winter here, Michael and I have decided to visit all the 'must see' shrines and temples and castles around Kansai area ...

Museum & Movies from vicstravels 1075 days old

The Kyoto International Manga Museum On Saturday, Michael and I went to the new Manga Museum. In case you are not familiar with "manga", it means comic ...

Day-out from vicstravels 1131 days old

[ ... ] in Kyoto, there are Pilgrims who are making their way around certain temples, they don't bring any money, they just get donations from the ...

Kyoto Weather from vicstravels 1208 days old

[ ... ] too! Kyoto's weather is so full of extremes! This is what I think. 5 months of the year, we are dying from heat and humidity, 5 months more we ...

Being Cultured & Posh in Kyoto from vicstravels 1258 days old

I'm very lucky to be friends with a well-connected Tea Ceremony Teacher in Kyoto. She invited Michael, Kim, and Me to a Tea Ceremony in an old Ryokan ...

Kyoto Food Market & Cooking Class. from vicstravels 1264 days old

[ ... ] in Kyoto. It's full of interesting fresh seafood and fresh fruit / veges / flowers, pottery, sweets, tea, etc. Kim & Maggie checking out the ...

Japanese Lonely Housewives from vicstravels 1268 days old

Tomorrow, Michael and I are having lunch with this random bored Japanese housewife that we met last year she just struck up random conversation. It's ...

Crazy Japanese Teens and Fireworks from vicstravels 1269 days old

We were hangin' out by the Kamo River, where teenagers love to do fireworks in spring/summer. This teenager did some impressive bicycle-fireworks!