My plan for the day was to first visit the Hoshitouge Terraced Rice Fields and take some drone shots. Totally snowed over. I sort of had fun driving up and down mountain roads but what I really wanted to see … Continue reading →

Crowds swarm to see the legendary Kenroku-en garden which has 6 attributes of a perfectly designed landscape garden: spaciousness, seclusion, artifice, antiquity, watercourses and panoramas. Originally the outer garden of the Kanazawa Castle, it’s morphed into its present configuration after … Continue reading →

Kennin-ji temple is just south of Kyoto’s famous Gion entertainment district and serves as one of the head temples of the Rinzai sect of Japanese Buddhism. It was founded in 1202 by Eisai, the Buddhist monk who introduced both Zen … Continue reading →