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Tamba Winery
Finding that imported wines often did not suit the qualities of Japanese food, Tetsuo Kuroi set to making Western-style wines that would best complement Kyoto’s traditional cuisine. Continue reading
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Kitamura Traditional Japanese Village
Designated a national preservation site, the locals don’t seem to mind the visitors poking about on their village streets gawking and taking photos. They go about their daily lives: gardening, posting letters, putting out washing. Continue reading
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Kurotani Japanese Paper Museum
Our first stop of the day is at Kurotani Japanese Paper Museum in Ayabe. Here 800 years of making washi paper by hand is still alive. Continue reading
Hokkaido Crab
The large and lively beast barely wedges into the pot. Naturally it isn’t eager to go in. Continue reading
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Hosen-in Temple, Kyoto
The art of matchless garden design and ancient pine framed by the temple pillars somehow suspends time. Continue reading
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Sakura at Fushimi Inari
To my left a distant cloud of pink catches my attention—a lone tree, magnificent for its startling solitude in the evergreen forest still dark with the last days of winter. Continue reading
Rengeji, Kyoto
This temple visit wasn’t on the original plan; however, the space in front of the gates appeared as if by design and now it’s our destination, if not our destiny. Continue reading
Autumnal splendor at Nanzenji
The autumnal fires are in full, glorious blaze on this November morning. Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn in Japan., Autumn Leaf Viewing in Japan, Nanzenji
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A Day Trip to Maizuru
Though we must wait more than 45 minutes for it (worth every second), we order a set of freshly caught shellfish which is prepared for us on gas grills in the back of the stall. Continue reading
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Nijo-jinya, Edo Period Inn, Kyoto
No doubt we’re probably peeking into private things we shouldn’t. I get a real feeling for what it might have been like sneaking about in the olden days. Continue reading