Kyoto Botanical Gardens in April
After living in Kyoto for 12 years, I finally went to the Kyoto Botanical Garden for the first time today. Unlike Higashiyama Ward, where people are squeezed in a cramped…
Gion Festival 祇園祭 2022
The Gion Festival was finally held since it was stopped by Covid-19 in 2020. This Festival was started to stop spreading the plague by the power of God in 970.…
Tsubosaka-dera in Nara 壺阪寺の桜
We are having late Sakura blooming this year. This is Tsubosaka dera temple we stoped by on the way back after Yoshino Sakura, was just amazing! Full of Sakura trees…
Hoping to enjoy Sakura with guests in 2023
Kiyoimzu Temple today. 15 min walk from Guesthouse Soi to see this view. A quiet ordinary little park near our guesthouse is also the most beautiful time of the year…
ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2022
ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO is an art fair of contemporary art set in historic Kyoto since 2018. This year there were exhibition of Giant Kokeshi and Super cool Komainu, the guardian…
Autumn Colored Kiyoimzu Temple
Kiyoimzu Temple today. 15 min walk from Guesthouse Soi to see this view. 从素居旅馆走路15分就能看到这个景色。 今日の清水寺。ゲストハウスソイからこの景色まで徒歩15分。
Gion Shirakawa
Gion Shirakawa area is my favorite area in Gion (Geisha street). Most people visit the most famous main street "Hanami-koji" but it is much more beautiful here. The street is narrower,…
Day trip to Miyama 2 – Kayabuki no Sato
A day to enjoy the beautiful countryside of the Karato Valley near the headwaters of the Yura River and Miyama - Part 2 We enjoyed a beautiful autum day in…
Day trip to Miyama 1 – Packraft in Yura River
A day to enjoy the beautiful countryside of the Karato Valley near the headwaters of the Yura River and Miyama - Part 1 07 am Departure from Guesthouse Soi 09…
Drive to Biwa Lake Side 大津のバラ園
My daughter said she wants to see roses so we drove to the Biwako Otsukan English Garden. Kyoto is very close to Otsu city, and it was just 30 min…