Category: Kyoto

I like quiet spots like this amid the city’s hustle and bustle where I can people-watch from afar and stay out of everyone’s way …

Japan’s labor shortage grows more and more severe as the population gets older due to a low birthrate and a small amount of immigration to make up for it …

This view reminds me of a timelapse video that a photographer took in Shinjuku. It comprised daily photos from his apartment window shot over several years …

Wandering through a part of downtown I used to live in nearly 20 years ago, I passed by a familiar intersection where I noticed …

Paper lanterns are one of many things here in Japan that I never saw growing up in Texas. I can still recall–albeit vaguely, after more than …

Shinto Shrines are among the numerous cultural treasures that draw tourists to Kyoto, but if you’ve ever tried to get that perfect, instagrammable …

I’m not a botanist, so I’m not entirely sure what these plants along this driveway are. Their structure is similar to bamboo, but …

Kyoto has seen a surge of hotel construction dating back to before the pandemic, pushing up land prices and pushing longtime residents out as they cash in …

What exactly is sosaku washoku (meaning “creative Japanese cuisine”)? Even after 20 years living in Japan, I’m not sure if I’ve ever had it. …

If you’re visiting Japan and wondering where to go out for dinner, I recommend you find a random small establishment like this izakaya …

I find that parked two-wheel vehicles, whether a motorcycle, a moped, a bicycle, or a scooter, often make excellent subjects for street photography. …

Outside the Ichiban pub I see a Scoopy and a Jog, if I’m reading the labels on these two scooters correctly. I can understand how Jog could work as a name …