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Let’s walk around Ponto-cho (Kyoto)

Ponto-cho is one of the five geisha districts (kagai districts) in Kyoto City. It is a long, narrow street that runs between the Kamo River and the Takase River. In the evening, paper lanterns are lit up, and the stone paving makes for a very atmospheric place.
2024.12.27
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Townscape

Higashiyama at dusk, “Sannen-zaka area to Yasaka-jinja Shrine” (Kyoto)

At dusk, the Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka areas in Higashiyama are lit up with lights, creating a charming streetscape. However, in recent years, many tourists have flocked to this area, and the charm has been lost in half.Enter Yasaka-dori from Higashi-oji to the east. At the end of the narrow road, you can see Yasaka Tower, a popular photo spot.
2024.11.03
TownscapeWalking
Townscape

Walking along the promenade to Misu Lock, a heritage site in Fushimi (Fushimi)

In Fushimi, there is the “Fushimi Jukkoku-Bune Cruise” that takes you around the waterways.The cruise goes from behind the Sake brewery at the Gekkeikan Ookura Memorial Museum to Misu lock (Misu-koumon) and back.The same cruise route allows visitors to walk along the waterway.From the Gekkeikan Sake Brewery, pass the Teradaya Ryokan and head south on the Fushimi Deai Bridge.
2024.03.16
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Architecture

Walking around the Ponto-cho area in the summer evening (Kyoto)

In the evening, the lanterns are lit.The lights of the lanterns add to the charm of Kyoto.In July, the lights of the Gion Festival are lit here and there.If you want to walk around, the best time is in the evening.You can enjoy the charm of Kyoto.
2023.07.23
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Shrine

In the middle of the summer heat, I went to Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine on Mt.Inari (Fushimi)

Fushimi Inari Taisha is located on Mt.Inari, a 233-meter-high mountain at the southernmost tip of the 36 peaks of the Higashiyama mountain range.This time, I went to the Ganriki-sha Shrine on the mountainside. This is a shrine where, in addition to recovery from eye diseases, you can pray for “insight” and “the gift of eyesight”. Many business people and company owners come to pray at this shrine.
2020.08.16
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