During the Golden Week, I was visited by my family. It was their first time in Japan and I’ve decided to show them as much as possible in Kansai area. The idea was to do one-day trips in and around Kyoto. Most of the time we were able to be back home by evening, in […]
The Many Faces of Kyoto : Gosho Open All Last Week!! The Kyoto Imperial Palace ( 京都御所 )
There are only two short periods in the year when the famous Kyoto Imperial Palace, known to Japanese as ‘Kyoto Gosho’, is open to public. ( 京都御所 ) Kyoto Gosho was open from last Wednesday until Sunday afternoon and congregations of visitors were strictly ushered through the main inner royal courtyard of National Treasure significance. […]