Asahiyaki pottery shop & gallery in Uji, Kyoto

Asahiyaki is a pottery maker with a 400-year history situated in Uji, a small city south of Kyoto which is mostly famous for Byodo-in…

Museum crush : Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

I remember well my first museum crush.

It has occurred during my very first trip to Venice, when I discovered by chance the…

10 places to visit in Copenhagen for design lovers

This is the 3rd from 4 posts about my short business trip to Copenhagen last December. I arrived there with much less time on…

Copenhagen architecture wanderings

So it’s already 2018.. Happy New Year to you all! May this year bring you only joy, love and happiness. To me, 2017 brought…

Kyoto Antique & Vintage Market 2017

I’m so glad I could pay a visit to the Kyoto Antique & Vintage Market which was held annually at the Former Rissei Elementary…

Snowy Kyoto (Part 3 : Kyusho-in & Ryosoku-in temples)

Kyusho-in and Ryosoku-in are both sub-temples of Kennin-ji, which is the oldest zen temple in Kyoto. Sometimes I go to Kennin-ji for zazen sessions.

Unlike…

Snowy Kyoto (Part 2 : Kodai-ji & Entoku-in temples)

It always blows my mind how majestic the facade of Kodai-ji temple looks, in any weather.

When I saw this tiny teahouse under the snow,…

Snowy Kyoto (Part 1 : Kiyomizu-dera area)

Yesterday we had a real snowfall here in Kyoto! Even if I don’t particularly like cold, I miss the snow. It reminds me of…

Morning zazen at Kennin-ji temple.

Last Sunday, I had my first zazen experience in a temple. I’ve wanted to try it for a long time, and when I heard…

Visit to the Kyoto Imperial Palace

To visit the Kyoto Imperial Palace, you usually have to apply in advance via the Imperial Household Agency. But every spring and autumn, everybody…