Furoshiki souvenirs in Kyoto, Japan: some assembly required.
A Made in Japan Souvenir: Furoshiki Furoshiki cloths have a long tradition in Kyoto, dating back over a thousand years, and have always been a popular Japanese souvenir. The best …
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The Japanese Art of Gift Wrapping– Why I Love Shopping in Japan
What did we say at every cash register in Japan? “Yes, gift please.” Linds and I quickly learned that uttering these three magic words at any Japanese shop meant the …
Kyoto, Arashiyama, Japan. A trifecta of scenery, sights and shopping.
Made in Japan Souvenirs– the perfect way to remember a perfect day trip to Arashiyama Arashiyama is a mountainous village on the outskirts of Kyoto, and is a perfect day …
Philosopher’s Path, Kyoto: Shopping Fail
Philosopher’s Path is a stone path on a canal that skirts a residential neighborhood on the outer edge of the Higashiyama district. My google research promised the path would be …
Sannenzaka and Ninenzaka: Don’t slip on this Imperial era shopping street or you’ll be dead in 2 to 3 years.
Most of Kyoto looks like an average Japanese city, filled with modern, concrete buildings tied together by jumbles of telephone wires. So it wasn’t exactly a shock when we stepped …
The road to spiritual enlightenment is paved with shops.
Kiyomizu temple, the Eiffel tower of Kyoto If you’re like most travelers, you’ve probably seen a dramatic photo like this one of Kyoto’s Kiyomizu temple, perched in the trees like …