The renovations on the west side of Tokyo Station are largely complete and families on the hot summer weekends get the chance to watch their children play in the water area. It gets a bit slippy and I saw quite a few children falling over but in the...
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I went to take a look at some of the Christmas lights in the Botanical Gardens
Kitano Tenmangu is well known as a shrine dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, a scholar and politician who was exiled unfairly by his political rivals...
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The Jidai Matsuri event is taking place again right now in Kyoto. The weather seems to have dipped a bit and is providing some rain today. Not too bad but a lot of...
Looks what’s hanging out near City Hall I got a tip from @taro3yen about this after I posted it on Twitter @shibuya246 The Torayan baby-bot returns to Kyoto City...
I was asked recently whether I would like to introduce a book detailing the history of Japanese photography from the period 1853-1912. The book is a recent publication...
Walking down the banks of the Kamogawa in summer is always a nice way to cool down. Sitting up on the wooden decks with a cool drink in your hand is another good way.
Such great weather out today. It was nice to see the temperature reach 20 degrees and enjoy the sunshine.
Amanohashidate is known as one of the 3 great scenery spots in Japan. It is a sandbar stretching about 3 kilometres covered pine trees.