KESOBUMI URIDid you attend any Setsubun (the day before the New Year's Day on the luna calender) ceremonies? As for me, I enjoyed Mamemaki (bean...
OBANZAI (Traditional Kyoto Dishes)I had lunch at kyosaimi Nomura, a restaurant that serves Obanzai dishes. The term Obanzai was first used in a newspaper's column...
Graveyard of Shinsengumi Soldiers at Koen-ji TempleThe Mibu district of Kyoto is a place deeply connected with Shinsengumi (新撰組), a special police force organized by the late Tokugawa...
KATOUMADO (Flower Shaped Window) at Todai-ji TempleKodai-ji (高台寺) temple was established in 1606 by Kita-no-Mandokoro (1548-1624) in memory of her late husband Toyotomi Hideyoshi...