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Adventures in Kansai and Beyond

Yatsuhashi: Kyoto’s Most Popular Souvenir

Take a look in any souvenir shop in Kyoto and you will quickly see a trend. Shop after shop after

It seems that Kyoto has more temples in it than any other city in Japan. Of the numerous temples in

Near the Kamogawa River, the candy store Minatoya boasts being Kyoto’s oldest candy store, having opened in 1599. They only

Fukuchiyama is the largest city in north Kansai, but not so many people know this city was once governed by

In cental Kyoto City is the 17th temple of Saigoku Kannon Pilgrimage, Rokuharamitsu-ji. Rokuharamitsu-ji is well-known for having a great

Far off in the wilds of north Kyoto is one of the most mysterious places in Japan, Mount Kurama, and

A mere half hour from the center of Kyoto will take you up the chain of mountains that cradle the

As the god of harvest, business, sake, and even fertility, people seek out Inari for a number of reasons. The