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15/08/2026

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The "wind chime"—a quintessential symbol of summer.

At Kiyomizu-dera, too, measures were taken to alleviate the heat.

16/07/2026

16/07/2026

Is the expression "mackerel clouds" unique to Japan?

30/06/2026

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Is there any other sunset that allows you to admire a five-story pagoda this close by?

21/06/2026

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Did you know? Japan's oldest traditional Japanese confectionery, founded a thousand years ago.

19/06/2026

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This is also Arashiyama. A houseboat. In the summer, you can see "Ukai," a traditional fishing method that has continued since the Heian period, about 1300 years ago, where waterfowl are used to catch ayu (sweetfish). A houseboat.







ここも嵐山。屋形船。夏には「鵜飼」と言って水鳥に鮎を取らせるという平安時代、約1300年前からつづく伝統漁法が見れます。屋形船。

04/06/2026

Kyoto, Arashiyama.

It's a place everyone loves, isn't it?

Did you know that the river flowing through here changes its name at the Togetsukyo Bridge: upstream it's the Oi River, and downstream it's the Katsura River?

04/06/2026

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Kyoto, Arashiyama.

It's a place everyone loves, isn't it?

Did you know that the river flowing through here changes its name at the Togetsukyo Bridge: upstream it's the Oi River, and downstream it's the Katsura River?