Are you vegan or vegetarian and plan on traveling to Japan? Then this post is a must-read guide to vegan foods in Japan.

Kitano-Tenmangu is one of the most beautiful shrines Kyoto has to offer and you can enjoy amazing traditional sweets nearby.

For everyone who wants to experience Kyoto to its fullest, apart from Gion Area I really recommend Higashiyama.

This guide combines information about sightseeing spots and near-by vegan food spots in Gion, Kyoto.

This guide is about the Arashiyama Area in the West of Kyoto, near the mountains. As the sights and cafés/restaurants there are pretty close

In 1601 Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shōgun of the Edo period (1603 - 1868), initiated the construction of Nijo Caste by ordering all feudal l

Inspired by his gransfather's Golden Pavillion Kinkakuji, in 1482 shōgun Ashikaga Yoshimasa (1436-1490) built his elegant retirement villa