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Mt. Otowa summit offers unique views of Kyoto & Shiga prefecture
Hiking / Kyoto / Mountain / Shiga

Mt. Otowa summit offers unique views of Kyoto & Shiga prefecture

Posted on: August 22, 2024August 22, 2024

Located between Kyoto’s iconic Kiyomizu-dera temple and Shiga’s beautiful Lake Biwa, Mt. Otowa offers breathtaking scenery at the summit!

Is it worth visiting the paid section of Kiyomizu-dera?
Architecture / Kyoto / Temple / Travel

Is it worth visiting the paid section of Kiyomizu-dera?

Posted on: January 8, 2024January 8, 2024

Kiyomizu-dera is one of Kyoto’s most popular temples, but with most of it already free for the public, is it worth entering the paid section?

At 1400 years old, Yasaka Pagoda is still Kyoto’s most iconic tower
Kyoto / Temple

At 1400 years old, Yasaka Pagoda is still Kyoto’s most iconic tower

Posted on: July 27, 2023July 27, 2023

You’ve probably seen this tower in every Japan tourism ad, the infamous Yasaka Pagoda. Standing tall at 46 meters, it is the pride of Kyoto.

Kiyomizu-dera offers the most stunning views of Kyoto
Architecture / Kyoto / Temple

Kiyomizu-dera offers the most stunning views of Kyoto

Posted on: November 23, 2022November 23, 2022

Easily the most aesthetic views I’ve seen in Japan, if not in my life, was at the picturesque temple of Kiyomizu-dera in the heart of Kyoto.

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