As everyone knows, Kyoto is a great place to go and every guide book in every language piles up accolades for it. Kyoto is the obvious place to go if you’re into checking out historical wooden buildings and Rokkakudo has a certain unique feature that makes it particularly unusual and a must-see. In fact, you […]
JR Hitoyoshi – A Historic Drive in Kumamoto Prefecture
Few motorists ever get to the remotest areas of Kyushu and that’s too bad because some of the nicest country and friendliest people can be found there. I’ve often had discussions with my English conversation students at the Smith’s School of English in Kotoen スミス英会話 甲東園 about driving in western Japan. They are genuinely surprised to […]
Setsubun at Yoshida Shrine
It’s a fact: winter in Kyoto is cold. There is nothing to do but hide under the kotatsu and wait for spring blossoms. Or maybe you can pass the time in a cozy スミス英会話 classroom. Here at スミス 英会話 長岡京 we use gas fan-heaters, but we must be careful of condensation and mould. Of course, […]
