Kyoto Prefecture

Japan Map of Fall Foliage Kansai Kyoto 13 Arashi Yama (嵐山) in Kyoto First colors: Middle of November Color Peak: End of November until the beginning of December Recommended Spots: Togetsukyo Bridge Access: 10min walk from Saga-Arashiyama Station...

Japan Map of Fall Foliage Kansai Kyoto 16 Nison-in Temple (二尊院) in Kyoto A photo posted by LOVE❤KYOTO (@kyoto_mkssk) on Oct 9, 2016 at 6:11am PDT //platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js First colors: Beginning of October Color Peak: Middle of November until...

Japan Map of Fall Foliage Kansai Kyoto 19 Kyoto Botanical Garden (京都府立植物園) in Kyoto First colors: End of October Color Peak: Middle of November until the beginning of December Admission: 200 yen (adults), 150 yen (high-school students),...

Japan Map of Fall Foliage Kansai Kyoto 22 Tofuku-ji Temple (東福寺) in Kyoto First colors: Middle of November Color Peak: End of November until the beginning of December Hours: 9am – 4pm Access: 10min walk from Tofuku-ji Station...

Japan Map of Fall Foliage Kansai Kyoto 25 Genko-an Temple (源光庵) in Kyoto First colors: Beginning of November Color Peak: Middle of November Hours: 9am – 5pm Admission: 400 yen (adults) , 200 yen (Children) Access: 15min bus ride...

Japan Map of Fall Foliage Kansai Kyoto 28 Enko-ji Temple (圓光寺) in Kyoto First colors: Beginning of November Color Peak: Middle of November until the beginning of December Hours: 9am-5pm Admission: 500yen (adults), 400 yen (Junior-high-school & high-school...

After being closed for renovations in February 2016, the RIHGA Royal Hotel Kyoto was reopened on Sep. 8th to provide outstanding levels of service to all its customers. It was their first full renovation...

Though many people say that it's difficult to be a vegetarian in Japan, the truth is Japan has centuries worth of tradition processing plants in a plethora of delicious ways. Taking it one step...

Trains are amazing in Japan, but depending on how far you plan to travel, those ticket prices can start to add up. Fortunately, there are a number of passes you can buy to get...

In central Kyoto is a small temple called Mibu Dera with a somewhat special link to Nishi-Honganji. During the late 19th century both places housed, for a short time, the now famous special police...