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 …
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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 …
Kyoto, Japan. Souvenir Shopping Snapshot: Browsing Kiyomizu pottery
Kiyomizu is a great area to shop for traditional Kyoto artisan goods— you may have read about the great textile pouches we found in our last post here. But there …
Best Souvenirs from Italy: Pienza Cheese
It can be hard to pick a favorite cheese. When in France, Camembert rules. In England, I can’t live without aged cheddar. In Portugal it’s all about the Azeitão. But …