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Kyoto: Entertainment District… A Night in Kyoto for Under ¥2000

Last Saturday I went to Kyoto in the evening with a couple friends. I’m not usually in Kyoto in the evening, especially not a weekend, so it was quite a fun experience. Let me tell you what we did and saw, all within 2 hours and 15 minutes of Keihan Sanjo station.
Immediately across the bridge [...]

Toji Market in Kyoto

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Every month on the 21st of the month, the largest flea market in Kyoto is held at Toji Temple in Kyoto. Toji Temple is located about 1km west of the south exit of Kyoto station. There are English signs directing the throngs of tourists, which makes it very easy to find. It [...]

Sightseeing in Japan: Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto

Once again I had friends visiting, and once again I found a new favorite place in Kansai. This time it was my friend Ryoko, a neighbor from my hometown, Nanaimo. Ryoko was born in Vancouver but is a fluent Japanese speaker and a career Japanese teacher in Canada. Every year she brings a group of [...]

Monkeys… Arashiyama, My Favourite Place in Kyoto

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Living in Japan we get a lot of visitors from home. My sister has visited, my parents, friends from home, friends from university, even friends from other parts of Japan. I love showing people around, being their local guide. Giving my friends and family a tour of the places I love and introducing them [...]

Cycling in Japan 3: Peddle & Paddle in Shiga

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In November 2008 I started riding with a former SSE Ohtsu student “Ozachi” (his wife is still a student at our English school). He is an older gentleman who

My Trip to Kyoto with a Student and Family

Doing things with my students outside the classroom is always a lot of fun. A student of mine from Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi asked my Japanese wife and I if we wanted to go to an exhibition that was being held at Kyoto Municipal Museum of  Art (京都市美術館)in Kyoto with her. The exhibition, called [...]

Cycling in Japan スミス英会話大津

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In November I started riding with a former SSE Ohtsu student “Ozachi” (his wife is still a student at our school). He is an older gentleman who is quite inspiring. He rides, runs, or kayaks every weekend and is in amazing shape. He rides with a team from Strada Bicycle Shop in Kusatsu City and invited [...]

I Love Live Music; I Live in Japan

When I first moved to Japan, the thing I missed most was the live music scene that I enjoyed back home in Nanaimo, BC, Canada. But I have been slowly uncovering the ive music scene in and around Kyoto, as has Jim in Tokyo. Many annual festivals feature free live outdoor music, such as Taiko [...]

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