The “geisha side of Japan” means to me the traditional arts (geisha literally meaning “art person” after all!) and Kyoto is the place to experience the different traditional Japanese arts, whether it is kaiseki food, bonzai trees or karesansui rock garden art, there is tons and tons to experience! But, I can’t have a post …
We spent a week in Kyoto and somehow did so many things, from hiking in the mountains to the north, to biking to the old geisha districts in the west, to visiting our old house and discovering new viewpoints in the hills to the east… This first post will focus on the green side of …
We went to Japan this February/March for one of the most amazing trips. I thought after living for so long in Japan, I would somehow get less impressed each time we go, but the opposite seems to be true. There is still so much to explore and experience in Japan, I don’t think we will …