Category: Kyoto

I’ve walked with my camera along the Kamo River and through the Pontocho area many times by now, so now the challenge is to …

There’s a place on a mountain on the east side of Kyoto called Shogunzuka that offers a fantastic view of the city, but it’s only open during …

Shinkansen (bullet train), local train (the Kintetsu Line, to be specific) …

I like this photo, but I couldn’t think of anything profound to say about it, so I asked Bing. Of course, it came up with something cliché, as generative …

Keihan, a local mass transit company, probably has the buses with the best liveries in Kyoto. I like …

A nice addition to the visual aesthetic on the Old Tokaido Highway (also known as “former Sanjo Avenue”) that runs through Yamashina …

I’ve probably done more photography around Kyoto Station than anywhere else in the city because there’s always a new perspective …

When you visit Kyoto, rail is great for reaching certain parts of the city, but for locations only served by buses, like Kinkakuji Temple, save …

Perhaps the best panoramic scenery in Kyoto at night can be found on the east bank of the Kamo River. The west bank tends to draw …

There’s pretty much nothing to do in this shopping arcade at night because the shops are all closed. But it’s still plenty bright, so it’s a wonderful place …

Scenes like this are becoming increasingly rare on Hanamikoji, a street that runs north from Kennenji, Kyoto’s oldest Zen temple. Hanamikoji is lined by traditional wooden buildings and traversed …