Ruanji Stone Garden – 龍安寺石庭
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29 Dec 9:39 am  from  TokyoLuv   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kinkakuji Golden Temple – 金閣寺
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28 Dec 8:10 pm  from  TokyoLuv   [Profile]  [Recent] 
O House
If you like stark white interiors, I don’t think you can get much better than Hideyuki Nakayma Architecture’s O House, located in Kyoto....
28 Dec 12:54 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kitano Tenman Shrine – 北野天満宮
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28 Dec 10:44 am  from  TokyoLuv   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shinkansen from Tokyo to Kyoto
It was the first time I saw Fuji this close. It a very unique scenery, too see such a huge mountain on the horizon alone. I am more used ....
28 Dec 2:37 am  from  TokyoLuv   [Profile]  [Recent] 
“New” Kanji of the Year
Every December a kanji character is chosen in Japan that represents the year that coming to an end, and the character is written in traditio....
25 Dec 1:40 pm  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Thousand-tatami Cliff in Shirahama
The senjojiki (thousand tatami mat cliff) in Shirahama. Shirahama is a popular tourist resort in Wakayama prefecture and these cliffs are a....
22 Dec 10:20 am  from  Quirky Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Tanada Piece Gallery
Beautiful new gallery in the city of Kyotanabe (near Kyoto) called Tanada Piece Gallery, featuring a rice field-inspired interior by Japane....
15 Dec 9:50 pm  from  Jeans Now   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Just another picture of the day 12/15/09
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15 Dec 7:48 pm  from  Just Another Day in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kyoto in maps
On the eve of Of Rice and Zen’s momentous move to the centre of Kyoto city we thought we’d put together a little photo article to orient....
10 Dec 10:32 pm  from  Of Rice and Zen   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Slow days in Kyoto
Koi - Click the image to see todays photos I apologize to you all for the delay in posting an update that includes some of my more recent Ky....
10 Dec 9:11 pm  from  Sushicam   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Fake maiko.
These 2 young ladies in Gion were being photographed by a whole gaggle of foreign tourists who most probably believed they were seeing maiko....
10 Dec 4:55 pm  from  Ojisan Jake   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Just another picture of the day 12/9/09
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9 Dec 9:28 pm  from  Just Another Day in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hina Doll at the Awashima Shrine in Wakayama
Hina doll at Awashima Jinja in Wakayama prefecture. Many Japanese people believe that dolls have souls, so instead of throwing them in the....
7 Dec 10:26 pm  from  Quirky Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Just another picture of the day 12/4/09
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4 Dec 4:42 pm  from  Just Another Day in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Round Windows: looking out.
Circular windows are not uniquely Japanese, but they do seem a little more common here traditionally.Kennin-Ji, the oldest Zen Temple in Kyo....
4 Dec 8:11 am  from  Ojisan Jake   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Maple swirl
I jumped out of the way of a car while taking a picture of an “iroha momiji” maple tree around the corner from my home, and spun the ca....
3 Dec 11:43 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Teatime with Geisha in Kyoto
In Kyoto, one can have tea with Geisha. One way is to pay a lot of money and get an invite from an establishment in order to have this priv....
1 Dec 5:50 am  from  Samurai Dave   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shinmachi Juku
Gojo is a small city in Nara Prefecture, about an hour and a half from Osaka by train、and is on the way to the famous monastery-mountain M....
24 Nov 10:31 pm  from  Quirky Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
100th Post: Monkey-ing Around
WOO 100th post! As a way to celebrate, i’m making this post extra special, lots of eye candy, lots of adventure and a little surprise at t....
23 Nov 12:16 am  from  Road2Japan.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Just another picture of the day 11/18/09
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18 Nov 8:28 pm  from  Just Another Day in Japan   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Palm trees in Kurashiki traditional courtyard house
During the trip to Inujima, we spent a night in Kurashiki, an old warehouse town near Okayama that survived both the war and modernization.....
14 Nov 9:04 am  from  Tokyo Green Space   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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