Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Richard Farmer is one of our expert Japan tour leaders. He lives in Kyoto, Japan’s capital of culture and tradition, and heart of the fascinating Kansai region – a veritable hotbed of sightseeing delights. Today, he’s headed out to Uji to visit one of the oldest buildings […]
Kyoto day trips
A marathon hike in Kyoto
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Kyoto resident and Inside Japan tour leader Richard Farmer is a keen hiker, and loves exploring new trails around his adopted home city. In this blog post, he lets us in on one of his new discoveries – a beautiful (and challenging) hike on nearby Mount Hiei. […]
Three tips for an alternative Kyoto day trip
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The Umikido floating temple hall at Mangetsu-ji
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! As a resident of Japan’s ancient capital, I sometimes find it hard to find a reason to leave this great city. With more temples, shrines, museums, restaurants and bars than you can shake a kyosaku (Zen hitting-stick) at, there is so much going on in the city […]