Tanukidani

Hundreds of years ago, a swordsman went to a cave, hidden in a valley, surrounded by mountains and forests. He…

押しかけ/Uninvited/Tanaka Shrine

Tanaka is one of the most common family names in Japan. One comes across it on nameplates outside houses, shop…

Breakfast at the Ritz in central Moscow had facilitated prying into the exchanges of surreptitiousness that occurred alongside six types…

Takara Pond was built in the middle of the Edo period as a reservoir for irrigation in the Sakyo area…

In a city surrounded by mountains, sometimes found at the edge of a bustling road, it is possible to forget…

Just off the Philosopher’s Path, lies a temple that doesn’t seem to be of this world. Honen-in Temple was established…

As an old capital with a long history, there are many imperial buildings in Kyoto. Depending on the time, the…

People have sought knowledge for centuries. To understand one’s surroundings and the occurrences in them may be a way to…

Whatever imagination you may have of Kyoto before you set foot upon it, Kyoto Station is probably not it. First…

Why do most designers obsess over fonts? Do colour schemes really matter? Is minimalism overrated? These are some of the…