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Greeting the New Year in Kyoto

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For the last post of 2014, let us return to a piece first written by our good friend, John Dougill in 2010.  That year I followed John's advice by paying a visit to both Kurodani and Shimogamo Shrine on New Year's Eve, and so I am reposting some photos from that night too. It had been snowing quite heavily on the 31st, so Kurodani in particular was really beautiful; all dressed … [Read more...] about Greeting the New Year in Kyoto

World Heritage Kyoto by John Dougill

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Our good friend, John Dougill, recently published a wonderful (and beautifully illustrated) book on Japan's World Heritage Sites. Today he has been good enough to write a guest post on the many World Heritage properties of Kyoto, with some excellent personal recommendations. To research my book on Japan's World Heritage Sites, I travelled the length of Japan from … [Read more...] about World Heritage Kyoto by John Dougill

Wisteria at Sandai Shrine, Shiga

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Sandai Shrine (三大神社) is a small shrine near Kusatsu in Shiga Prefecture, with a very impressive garden of trailing wisteria. If you want to see them for yourself then you had better go soon. They were pretty much peaking when we went a couple of days ago. To get there, take a JR train from Kyoto Station to Kusatsu (410 yen for a 20 minute journey - see Jorudan for … [Read more...] about Wisteria at Sandai Shrine, Shiga

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