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The first cherry blossoms have arrived in Kyoto!
Cherry Blossom / Kyoto / Sakura

The first cherry blossoms have arrived in Kyoto!

Posted on: April 5, 2025April 5, 2025

The 2025 sakura season in Japan has arrived, and Kyoto’s wonderful cherry blossoms are blooming all over the prefecture!

Kyoto Botanical Gardens lets you appreciate nature’s beauty
Agriculture / Cafe / Kyoto / Travel

Kyoto Botanical Gardens lets you appreciate nature’s beauty

Posted on: September 28, 2024September 28, 2024

Offering beautiful floral exhibits, natural scenery, and a tranquil atmosphere, Kyoto Botanical Gardens is the perfect place to de-stress.

JAM Hostel Kyoto offers a super affordable stay by the Kamo River
Accommodation / Gion / Kyoto

JAM Hostel Kyoto offers a super affordable stay by the Kamo River

Posted on: May 30, 2024May 30, 2024

Clean, affordable, and in prime position by the Kamo River, JAM Hostel Kyoto gave me one of the most memorable stays in Japan.

Autumn in Kyoto 2023 – the best places to see autumn leaves
Autumn / Kyoto

Autumn in Kyoto 2023 – the best places to see autumn leaves

Posted on: November 5, 2023November 5, 2023

Arguably Japan’s most scenic prefecture of natural beauty, Kyoto offers some of the best viewing spots for crisp red and gold autumn leaves.

Journey to Yawata – cycling along Kyoto’s Kamo River
Cycling / Kyoto

Journey to Yawata – cycling along Kyoto’s Kamo River

Posted on: May 24, 2023November 5, 2023

They say it’s the journey, not the destination that matters. Having no particular interest in Yawata, I embarked on this cycle across Kyoto.

The underrated beauty and practicality of Kyoto’s Kamo River
Kyoto

The underrated beauty and practicality of Kyoto’s Kamo River

Posted on: April 24, 2023April 26, 2023

People come to Kyoto for shrines and temples, but if you’ve lived here long enough, it’s sights like the Kamo River that stay by your side.

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