Plum Flowers at Kyoto Gyoen National GardenFebruary in Kyoto is truly freezing. However, during the cold windy days, sometimes we feel a slight hint of spring. At the Kyoto Gyoen...
Honmaru Goten at Nijo-jo castleAmong the many visitors to Niji-jo castle, relatively few make their way to Honmaru Goten (本丸御殿 - a group of castle buildings and gardens...
Ochaya* at Fushimi Inari TaishaFor many of my readers, hearing the name Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine conjures images of Senbon Torii (千本鳥居 - the thousands of Torii...
The famous Russian news program "Vremya" came to Yumeyakata Oike Bettei!On February 18th, the team from famous Russian news program "Vremya", aired on Channel One Russia, came to our Oike Bettei shop to...