“Impossible to Imagine”: Movie Director Felicity Tillack Takes Us to Kyoto For Her Cinematic Debut Several years ago, Kyoto was at a crossroads as the city pushed to adapt to…
The Fight to Make Japan Accessible to All Travelers For some tourists, all it takes to spoil a lovely day of sightseeing in Tokyo…
Kyoto’s Tea Masters Explain Why Drinking Matcha is Essential During the Covid-19 Pandemic Late 1945. Four pilots sit on the beach of a tiny Pacific island. Their planes…
The Secret History of Nintendo in Kyoto Nintendo has become a global phenomenon, but it wasn’t always that way. When they entered…
A Zen Priest’s Advice on How to Cope with Pandemic-Induced Stress If you’ve always been curious about Zen, there’s a silver lining to the situation we…
The Kyoto Priest Spreading Buddhism through Electronic Music It’s early afternoon on one of those enjoyable early April days that feels more like…
Discovering Wabi-Sabi and Accepting Life’s Imperfections Ask a Japanese person to explain the concept of wabi-sabi and you might be met…
Secret Kyoto: A Guide to the Area’s Countryside and Lesser Known Attractions Travelers flock to Kyoto for the temples, shrines, and geisha – all certainly must-see cultural points – but few tourists realize that there ’s…
