All right, I’ll give you a hint: This is not salt water. Yoko and I often come here, usually during the summer season when it’s nice and HOT and nothing beats a cool dip in fresh water or the romping of spirited water sports. The autumn can also be very pretty, especially with fewer people […]
Stunning Hanami View Right From Our Own Balcony !!
All right, all right so now I’m gonna toot my horn and brag about the stunning view we have had right off our balcony in Koshien. The cherry blossom season has just come to a close, but for a very interesting reason the trees outside our place on our street have continued to be in a decent […]
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. […]