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Autumn Tints at Shinnyodo Temple
Shinnyodo (真如堂) is a temple of the Teadai (天台) sect of Buddhism, founded in the Heian (平安) era. It's not the famous-for-sightseers type...
Akane Kibune
Nov 11, 20181 min read
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Autumn Tints at Temple of Golden Pavilion
Kinkakuji (金閣寺), as known as the Temple of the Golden Pavilion, is the spot of great popularity for sightseers along with Kiyomizu dera...
Akane Kibune
Nov 10, 20181 min read
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Autumn Foliage begins at Silver Temple
Compared with the gorgeous Kinkakuji (金閣寺, the Golden Temple), Ginkakuji (銀閣寺, the Silver Temple) has a certain reputation for its plain...
Akane Kibune
Nov 5, 20181 min read
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Autumn Foliage at Saga Toriimoto District
Kyoto is now welcoming it's best season. The whole city will be soon tinted in crimson red and golden yellow. Ever since the Heain (平安)...
Akane Kibune
Nov 4, 20181 min read
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The Final Jidai Festival in the Heisei Era
Jidai Festival (時代祭り, Festival of the Ages), one of the three major festivals in Kyoto, was successfully conducted on October 22. Because...
Akane Kibune
Nov 1, 20181 min read
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Nijugo Bosatsu Oneri Kuyo Daihoe (A Procession by 25 Bodhisattva)
Under the cloudless blue sky, Nijugo Bosatsu Oneri Kuyo Daihoe (二十五菩薩お練り供養大法会, A Procession by 25 Bodhisattva) was held at Sokujoin (即成院)...
Akane Kibune
Oct 25, 20181 min read
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The Monument of Higashi Korokan
In Kyoto, there are many monuments showing the sites of historical lands and buildings, and many of them are hardly known even by Kyoto...
Akane Kibune
Oct 15, 20181 min read
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10 Minutes Mont Blanc Cake
The other day, I visited a confectionery store to try a cake I had been curious about since I saw it on TV. The store is located at the...
Akane Kibune
Oct 8, 20181 min read
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Yasaka Pagoda at Hokan-ji Temple
If you take a walk around the Gion (祇園) or the Kiyomizu (清水) district, you will see the five-storied pagoda called Yasaka no toh (八坂の塔)....
Akane Kibune
Oct 2, 20181 min read
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Russian Cake at Murakami Kaishindo
Speaking of sweets in Kyoto, many of my readers might automatically imagine the combination of Maccha (抹茶, powdered green tea) and...
Akane Kibune
Sep 24, 20181 min read
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The Monument of the Former Residence of Okubo Toshimichi
The story of Sego-don (西郷どん), the NHK Taiga drama (大河ドラマ) 2018, has become more and more interesting with episodes of historical...
Akane Kibune
Sep 18, 20181 min read
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Rokujizo Meguri, Six Jizo Temple Pilgrimage
In Kyoto, we have many religious events in summer, such as Obon (お盆, a period during which ancestral spirits are returning to their home)...
Akane Kibune
Sep 3, 20181 min read
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Light Festival at Tadasu no Mori at the World Heritage Site of Shimogamo Shrine
The World Heritage site of Kamomioya-Jinja Shrine(賀茂御祖神社)is popularly known as Shimogamo Shrine (下鴨神社). It is one of the oldest shrines...
Akane Kibune
Sep 1, 20181 min read
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The Summer Ends - Memories of Gozan no Okuribi
Though the weather forecast was not favorable, Gozan no Okuribi (五山の送り火), as known as Daimonji (大文字), the Send-off bonfire on five...
Akane Kibune
Aug 17, 20181 min read
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Mukaegane (Sacred Welcoming Bell) of Rokudo Mairi (Six Realms Pilgrimage)
During Oban (お盆, the season during which ancestral spirits are said to be returning), the sacred bell is tolling all day long at...
Akane Kibune
Aug 9, 20181 min read
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Feeling the Passion of Meiji Restoration
This year, we are welcoming the 150th anniversary of the tempestuous Meiji Restoration (明治維新). In Kyoto, many historical site of the...
Akane Kibune
Aug 5, 20182 min read
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Yoshuji, Buddhist Vegetarian Restaurant, a Purveyor to Kurama Temple
Mt. Kurama (鞍馬山), where young Ushiwakamaru (牛若丸, later called Minamoto no Yoshitsune) spent his childhood, has a lot of mysterious...
Akane Kibune
Aug 5, 20181 min read
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Ofuna-Boko Float of Gion Festival
As many of my readers know, Gion festival (祇園祭り) is divided into two periods: namely 1) Sakimatsuri (前祭り, the first half), and 2)...
Akane Kibune
Aug 3, 20181 min read
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Mitarashi Festival at Shimogamo Shrine
This summer's heat is brutal. For sure, this is the severest one in my history of living in Kyoto. Amid this hot weather,...
Akane Kibune
Aug 3, 20181 min read
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The lanterns of Uradeyama (Gion Festival Float)
This year, Tsuyu (梅雨, the rainy season) was over pretty quickly, so, now the Gion Festival is going on under the blue sky! Last night, I...
Akane Kibune
Jul 15, 20181 min read
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