A quick stop on the blog to say hi as I’ve reached the midpoint of my vacation, so “Hi”. The first half consisted in a small trip to Kyoto and a stop to Ehime (Niihama and Saijo to be precise). The second half should be about my beloved […]
Kyoto
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It’s been all around the web for the past two or three days: a Japanese giant salamander was found on the banks of a Kyoto river. If you’ve missed those pictures, here they are. The Japanese giant salamander (andrias japonicus in Latin, ōsanshōuo in Japanese) lives in Western Japan and can reach a length […]
For this first post about my recent trip to Kyoto I’m going to tell you about one of the most famous neighborhoods in the city: Gion. Famous because, on top of being one of the traditional neighborhoods, it also is Kyoto’s main Hanamachi, if not Japan’s. What is a […]
I don’t know about you, but with such a name, I don’t really want to stay there. Not sure what the owners will try to do to me… (ok, actually, I’m being told that it may be a tribute to John Lennon)
When one thinks about Kyōto, one generally thinks about it as the heart of traditional Japan. However, this is usually the first view most people have of the city, the very contemporary Kyōto Station: Note that I’m not complaining. And I actually was a fan of Astro Boy […]
I guess one of those days I will tell you about my visit of Kinkakuji, although I suspect that it’s not much different from yours.
Maybe one day, I should tell you more about Kōdaiji, after all, it’s one of my favorite temples in Kyōto.
