Kyoto

Visiting the Best Markets in Kyoto

Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan. Every month, flea and handcraft markets attract thousands of visitors with colorful stands. We took part on 6 of them, held on a specific date of the month...

Geisha’s in Kyoto

How and where to go Geisha spotting in Kyoto plus more. Geisha’s (or sometimes known in Kyoto as Geiko) are highly trained women who devote their lives around this traditional form of hosting...

Kukurizaru or Hanging Monkeys

The Kukurizaru (くくり猿) are the hanging monkeys of Kyoto, is a round ball-shaped talisman made of cloth, which symbolizes the monkeys in good faith, with the body of cloth of different colors...

Nara essential

Nara was the first capital of Japan in medieval times, and still retains a large number of temples that are part of the World Heritage, since 1998, as Historical Monuments of ancient Nara. The symbol...

What are the Inuyarai and the Komayose?

If we walk through the old neighborhoods of Kyoto, with the beautiful traditional Japanese streets, one of the things that surprises us is that many houses have a kind of skirt or skirt. Normally...