Would you like to have tea ceremony with Maiko?     Many foreign tourists ask they would like to have tea ceremony with Maiko,  but I'...

If you are a beginner or tourists, you might think Japanese tea ceremony of thin tea "Usucha" is really short because "the way of tea" takes only...

5 things to do around Gion Kyoto for 1 day trip   Gion and Higashiyama area of Kyoto are the best locations to enjoy the traditional side of th...

5 things to do in Kyoto   Kyoto is not just about temples and shrines, you can have many unique experience in this traditional but also modern ...

Let's go to One Day Trip in Arashiyama!! Walking in a bamboo forest, visiting a moss temple, going to onsen - these experiences can be found in one...

Pagoda, stone garden and 88 temples in one day in Kyoto   One of the main attractions in Kyoto, the Kinkaku-ji or Golden Pavilion is only one mi...

Where to go for tea ceremony in Kyoto? Tea Ceremony is Japanese traditional culture which includes many beautiful arts like pottery, bamboo utensi...

Where is the best place to buy tea in Kyoto? Many guests coming to “Tea Ceremony Koto” ask me the recommendation to get the powdered green tea in Kyo...

The biggest 3 festivals in Kyoto Maybe we have festivals every day including small ones in Kyoto, but the biggest 3 are “Aoi”, “Gion”, and “Jidai” fe...

Local Event in Kyoto for winter. Boiling radish! Some shrines and temples in Kyoto have the event of boiling Japanese white radish in the beginning o...

When is the popular festivals held in temple and shrines in Kyoto? Temples and shrines hold a memorial service for the day related to gods. It is be...

If you'd like to find antiques, let's go to Teramachi street in Kyoto! Teramachi street is quite small street beside Kyoto city hall. It's famous for...