June 2023 Kimono Tea Ceremony with Maikoya Teahouse – Kyoto, Japan One experience we could not leave Japan without doing is a traditional tea ceremony which is today considered an art form. Japan has a long history of tea ceremony dating back over 400 years …

June 2023 Visiting Nishiki Market for Japanese Street Food – Kyoto, Japan Nishiki Market is one of the highlights of visiting Kyoto for amazing food, groceries, and shopping found over five long streets. Lucky for us, it was located nearby our Airbnb in Shijo and …

June 2023 Visiting Fushimi Inari Taisha and Hiking Mt Inari – Kyoto, Japan So what exactly makes this location so popular? The picture perfect thousands of vermilion torii gates that line this entire trail up to the top of Mt Inari. There are approximately 10,000 …

June 2023 Higashiyama District and Gion District Walking Tour of Temples and Shrines – Kyoto, Japan Kyoto is not only the cultural capital of Japan, it used to be the actual capital of Japan for over 1000 years. With over 3,000 temples and shrines, Kyoto …

June 2023 Dining Review: Teppan Tavern Tenamonya – Kyoto, Japan I found Teppan Tavern Tenamonya through their very high Google reviews – one of the best in Kyoto. The website is very intense with multiple instructions and warnings for dining here but the reviews were …