Kyoto Bronze Ware Craftsmen
Kyoto 1890s Three bronze ware craftsmen are at work in the workshop of Noboru Nogawa (能川登) in Kyoto, founded in
Month: March 2013
Old Japanese maps
Reading through one of my fellow bloggers pages (thankyou Stephen) reminded me of a couple of old Japanese maps I
O Sumo
A change of pace now, away from temples and shrines. Sumo, one of Japan’s oldest sports but one of the
Heian Shrine – Kyoto
Emperor Kammu was born in 737 as the crown prince of Emperor Konin and ascended to the throne in 781
Todaiji Temple
Todaiji (東大寺, Tōdaiji, “Great Eastern Temple”) is one of Japan’s most famous and historically significant temples and a landmark of
