The Contrasts of Gion
A famous district, often over-anticipated, where Kyoto shows all of it at once: its elegance, its staging, its rituals, its crowds, and its most ordinary details.
Otagi Nenbutsu-ji: 1,200 Faces, Zero Filter
A quiet, magnificent Kyoto temple where 1,200 moss-covered rakan statues watch you in silence, each carved by a different amateur hand. And one face you'd rather not spot.
Easy walk
The Funaya of Ine
Nestled on a strip between land and sea, this picturesque village with its houses on stilts offers a landscape of rare beauty.
Easy walk
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
Sagano, better known as Arashiyama, is a vast area in Ukyo-ku district, northwest of Kyoto city, encircled by Mounts Ogura and Atago and the Katsura river.
Some hiking
Fushimi Inari Shrine at Night
When the moon slowly rises... And the lights begin to reverberate with the rhythm of a poem...
Easy walk
Amanohashidate
According to a Japanese philosopher, Amanohashidate is one of the three most famous views of Japan ... along with Matsushima and Miyajima.
