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  1. Possibly because the name 'shikimi' was close to 'shikibu', or maybe because the bright purple flowers recalled the vivid colours of the kimono worn in 'The Tale of Genji', but over time the plant was renamed in honour of Murasaki Shikibu (紫式部 ?973-1014?).
    #Japan #Kyoto #京都

  2. Typhoon season brings with it unsettled weather, and late August to October in Japan is known as 'aki-same' (秋雨), 'autumn Rain'.

    Itotatsu's 'nowake' (野わけ) depicts the blustering wind that can suddenly appear at this time of year.
    #Kyoto #京都 #typhoon #秋雨 #野わけ

  3. Typhoon season brings with it unsettled weather, and late August to October in Japan is known as 'aki-same' (秋雨), 'autumn Rain'.

    Itotatsu's 'nowake' (野わけ) depicts the blustering wind that can suddenly appear at this time of year.
    #Kyoto #京都 #typhoon #秋雨 #野わけ

  4. Typhoon season brings with it unsettled weather, and late August to October in Japan is known as 'aki-same' (秋雨), 'autumn Rain'.

    Itotatsu's 'nowake' (野わけ) depicts the blustering wind that can suddenly appear at this time of year.
    #Kyoto #京都 #typhoon #秋雨 #野わけ

  5. Typhoon season brings with it unsettled weather, and late August to October in Japan is known as 'aki-same' (秋雨), 'autumn Rain'.

    Itotatsu's 'nowake' (野わけ) depicts the blustering wind that can suddenly appear at this time of year.
    #Kyoto #京都 #typhoon #秋雨 #野わけ

  6. Typhoon season brings with it unsettled weather, and late August to October in Japan is known as 'aki-same' (秋雨), 'autumn Rain'.

    Itotatsu's 'nowake' (野わけ) depicts the blustering wind that can suddenly appear at this time of year.
    #Kyoto #京都 #typhoon #秋雨 #野わけ

  7. In Japan the custom of picnicking on hills and mountains caught on, people carrying small bags of Japanese pepper to remember the story of Heng Jing.

    'Tōkō' (登高) also symbolised 'climbing up' towards a long life, success, and good fortune.
    #Japan #Kyoto #重陽の宴 #菊の節句

  8. alojapan.com/1536969/the-best- The best time to see the autumn leaves in Japan is expected to be latter than usual, around November 24 in Arashiyama, Kyoto #domestictravel #inboundtravelinjapan #Kyoto #KyotoNews #news #京都 #京都府 Weathernews reported on September 3 2026 that the best time to see the autumn leaves in Japan is expected to be latter than usual due to higher temperatures than usual nationwide. Region-wise, the autumn leave season are forecasted to run from middle

  9. alojapan.com/1536969/the-best- The best time to see the autumn leaves in Japan is expected to be latter than usual, around November 24 in Arashiyama, Kyoto #domestictravel #inboundtravelinjapan #Kyoto #KyotoNews #news #京都 #京都府 Weathernews reported on September 3 2026 that the best time to see the autumn leaves in Japan is expected to be latter than usual due to higher temperatures than usual nationwide. Region-wise, the autumn leave season are forecasted to run from middle

  10. Kyoto Region’s Most Stunning Places

    The Kyoto Region itinerary is the strongest introduction to imperial and traditional Japan — from the magical gardens of Kyoto to the ancient wooden temples in Nara, from the phoenix pavilion in Uji to the majestic castle of Hikone. It is a journey through Japan’s imperial heart and living history. #JapanTravel #VisitJapan #travellovers #JapanTrip #ExploreJapan #travel #photography #travelblogger #nature #Hiroshima #roadtrip #traveltuesday #Japan

    japanencounters.wordpress.com/

  11. Kyoto Region’s Most Stunning Places

    The Kyoto Region itinerary is the strongest introduction to imperial and traditional Japan — from the magical gardens of Kyoto to the ancient wooden temples in Nara, from the phoenix pavilion in Uji to the majestic castle of Hikone. It is a journey through Japan’s imperial heart and living history. #JapanTravel #VisitJapan #travellovers #JapanTrip #ExploreJapan #travel #photography #travelblogger #nature #Hiroshima #roadtrip #traveltuesday #Japan

    japanencounters.wordpress.com/

  12. Kyoto Region’s Most Stunning Places

    The Kyoto Region itinerary is the strongest introduction to imperial and traditional Japan — from the magical gardens of Kyoto to the ancient wooden temples in Nara, from the phoenix pavilion in Uji to the majestic castle of Hikone. It is a journey through Japan’s imperial heart and living history. #JapanTravel #VisitJapan #travellovers #JapanTrip #ExploreJapan #travel #photography #travelblogger #nature #Hiroshima #roadtrip #traveltuesday #Japan

    japanencounters.wordpress.com/

  13. Kyoto Region’s Most Stunning Places

    The Kyoto Region itinerary is the strongest introduction to imperial and traditional Japan — from the magical gardens of Kyoto to the ancient wooden temples in Nara, from the phoenix pavilion in Uji to the majestic castle of Hikone. It is a journey through Japan’s imperial heart and living history. #JapanTravel #VisitJapan #travellovers #JapanTrip #ExploreJapan #travel #photography #travelblogger #nature #Hiroshima #roadtrip #traveltuesday #Japan

    japanencounters.wordpress.com/

  14. Kyoto Region’s Most Stunning Places

    The Kyoto Region itinerary is the strongest introduction to imperial and traditional Japan — from the magical gardens of Kyoto to the ancient wooden temples in Nara, from the phoenix pavilion in Uji to the majestic castle of Hikone. It is a journey through Japan’s imperial heart and living history. #JapanTravel #VisitJapan #travellovers #JapanTrip #ExploreJapan #travel #photography #travelblogger #nature #Hiroshima #roadtrip #traveltuesday #Japan

    japanencounters.wordpress.com/

  15. 🌩️BEWARE THE BELLY BUTTON THIEF!😳

    Late summer in Kyoto is often stormy.

    Children in Japan are warned to hide their belly buttons when they hear storms approaching, to prevent the god of thunder (雷神 'Kaminari-sama' 'Raijin') from stealing and eating them!

    #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #bellybutton

  16. 🌩️BEWARE THE BELLY BUTTON THIEF!😳

    Late summer in Kyoto is often stormy.

    Children in Japan are warned to hide their belly buttons when they hear storms approaching, to prevent the god of thunder (雷神 'Kaminari-sama' 'Raijin') from stealing and eating them!

    #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #bellybutton

  17. 🌩️BEWARE THE BELLY BUTTON THIEF!😳

    Late summer in Kyoto is often stormy.

    Children in Japan are warned to hide their belly buttons when they hear storms approaching, to prevent the god of thunder (雷神 'Kaminari-sama' 'Raijin') from stealing and eating them!

    #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #bellybutton

  18. 🌩️BEWARE THE BELLY BUTTON THIEF!😳

    Late summer in Kyoto is often stormy.

    Children in Japan are warned to hide their belly buttons when they hear storms approaching, to prevent the god of thunder (雷神 'Kaminari-sama' 'Raijin') from stealing and eating them!

    #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #bellybutton

  19. 🌩️BEWARE THE BELLY BUTTON THIEF!😳

    Late summer in Kyoto is often stormy.

    Children in Japan are warned to hide their belly buttons when they hear storms approaching, to prevent the god of thunder (雷神 'Kaminari-sama' 'Raijin') from stealing and eating them!

    #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #bellybutton

  20. In China peaches were symbols of longevity, and peach wood was used as a charm against evil.

    The ancient chronicles 'Kojiki' (古事記) and 'Nihon Shoki' (日本書紀) both recount a tale in which a peach was used to exorcise a demon.

    #晴明神社 #安倍晴明 #AbeNoSeimei #Kyoto #陰陽師

  21. alojapan.com/1515991/why-japan Why Japan’s scenic Tohoku region is still a tourist outlier #Akita #Aomori #Earthquake #Fukushima #Japan #Kyoto #miyagi #Morioka #Osaka #Sendai #Tohoku #Tokyo #tsunami #VisitJapan #Yamagata Japan’s tourism boom has packed the streets of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka with foreign visitors, but one of the country’s most scenic regions is still struggling to draw them north. Tohoku, the northern region of Japan’s main island of Honshu, comprises Aomori

  22. alojapan.com/1515991/why-japan Why Japan’s scenic Tohoku region is still a tourist outlier #Akita #Aomori #Earthquake #Fukushima #Japan #Kyoto #miyagi #Morioka #Osaka #Sendai #Tohoku #Tokyo #tsunami #VisitJapan #Yamagata Japan’s tourism boom has packed the streets of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka with foreign visitors, but one of the country’s most scenic regions is still struggling to draw them north. Tohoku, the northern region of Japan’s main island of Honshu, comprises Aomori

  23. Why Japan’s scenic Tohoku region is still a tourist outlier

    Japan’s tourism boom has packed the streets of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka with foreign visitors, but one of…
    #EuropeSays #Japan #JP #akita #Aomori #earthquake #Fukushima #Kyoto #Miyagi #Morioka #Nihon #Osaka #sendai #Tohoku #Tokyo #tsunami #Yamagata
    europesays.com/japan/63573/

  24. A brother of one of the victims of the Kyoto Animation arson attack seven years ago has created a letter-writing set out of his regret that he was unable to say thank you to his sister. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/ #japan #kyoto #kyotoanimation #anime #massmurder

  25. Fūrin (風鈴), along with cicadas, really embody summertime in Japan.
    Kyōto Aquarium's jellyfish wind chimes are such a cute idea!
    🌞😓🌬️🎐🎐🐙🎐🦑🎐🦞🎐🦀🎐🦐🎐🦪🎐🐠🎐🐟🎐🐡🎐🐬🎐🐋🎐🦈🎐🐳🎐🐊🎐🦦🎐🎶👂😅

    #fūrin #風鈴 #windchimes #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #京都水族館 #KyotoAquarium

  26. Fūrin (風鈴), along with cicadas, really embody summertime in Japan.
    Kyōto Aquarium's jellyfish wind chimes are such a cute idea!
    🌞😓🌬️🎐🎐🐙🎐🦑🎐🦞🎐🦀🎐🦐🎐🦪🎐🐠🎐🐟🎐🐡🎐🐬🎐🐋🎐🦈🎐🐳🎐🐊🎐🦦🎐🎶👂😅

    #fūrin #風鈴 #windchimes #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #京都水族館 #KyotoAquarium

  27. Fūrin (風鈴), along with cicadas, really embody summertime in Japan.
    Kyōto Aquarium's jellyfish wind chimes are such a cute idea!
    🌞😓🌬️🎐🎐🐙🎐🦑🎐🦞🎐🦀🎐🦐🎐🦪🎐🐠🎐🐟🎐🐡🎐🐬🎐🐋🎐🦈🎐🐳🎐🐊🎐🦦🎐🎶👂😅

    #fūrin #風鈴 #windchimes #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #京都水族館 #KyotoAquarium

  28. Fūrin (風鈴), along with cicadas, really embody summertime in Japan.
    Kyōto Aquarium's jellyfish wind chimes are such a cute idea!
    🌞😓🌬️🎐🎐🐙🎐🦑🎐🦞🎐🦀🎐🦐🎐🦪🎐🐠🎐🐟🎐🐡🎐🐬🎐🐋🎐🦈🎐🐳🎐🐊🎐🦦🎐🎶👂😅

    #fūrin #風鈴 #windchimes #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #京都水族館 #KyotoAquarium

  29. Fūrin (風鈴), along with cicadas, really embody summertime in Japan.
    Kyōto Aquarium's jellyfish wind chimes are such a cute idea!
    🌞😓🌬️🎐🎐🐙🎐🦑🎐🦞🎐🦀🎐🦐🎐🦪🎐🐠🎐🐟🎐🐡🎐🐬🎐🐋🎐🦈🎐🐳🎐🐊🎐🦦🎐🎶👂😅

    #fūrin #風鈴 #windchimes #Japan #Kyoto #京都 #京都水族館 #KyotoAquarium

  30. Sticking with the sea(l) theme...some absolutely adorable nerikiri🥹

    Kyōto Aquarium (京都水族館) sells a variety of frozen sweets, many inspired by many of the animals and fish within.

    #京都水族館 #KyotoAquarium #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #nerikiri #練り切り

  31. Sticking with the sea(l) theme...some absolutely adorable nerikiri🥹

    Kyōto Aquarium (京都水族館) sells a variety of frozen sweets, many inspired by many of the animals and fish within.

    #京都水族館 #KyotoAquarium #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #nerikiri #練り切り

  32. Sticking with the sea(l) theme...some absolutely adorable nerikiri🥹

    Kyōto Aquarium (京都水族館) sells a variety of frozen sweets, many inspired by many of the animals and fish within.

    #京都水族館 #KyotoAquarium #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #nerikiri #練り切り

  33. Sticking with the sea(l) theme...some absolutely adorable nerikiri🥹

    Kyōto Aquarium (京都水族館) sells a variety of frozen sweets, many inspired by many of the animals and fish within.

    #京都水族館 #KyotoAquarium #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #nerikiri #練り切り

  34. Sticking with the sea(l) theme...some absolutely adorable nerikiri🥹

    Kyōto Aquarium (京都水族館) sells a variety of frozen sweets, many inspired by many of the animals and fish within.

    #京都水族館 #KyotoAquarium #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #nerikiri #練り切り

  35. Japan's ruling coalition has adopted a plan to extend the Hokuriku Shinkansen from the city of Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, to Osaka through Kyoto on a route that takes it near — but not directly to — Kyoto Station. japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/07/ #japan #society #rail #hokurikushinkansen #osaka #shinkansen #bullettrains #kyoto #tokyo #nagano #kanazawa

  36. ✨👰🤵/👰‍♂️👰‍♀️/🤵🤵Hōshō-yama = love match and strong marriage

    ✨🧼Hōka-boko = removing bad luck

    ✨👨‍👩‍👦‍👦Mōsō-yama = filial devotion (to parents)

    #Japan #Kyoto #GionMatsuri #山鉾 # #

  37. Good, don't add to the #overtourism & pls keep your #จีนเทา dogs locked up‼️👇

    #Japan wants 60 million #tourists,🤔 but #China isn’t sending them
    "70% of all overnight stays by foreign visitors cluster in just five prefectures: Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, Hokkaido & Okinawa. #Kyoto alone accounted for almost 63 million domestic & international visitors last year, leaving its historic streets & temples groaning under the strain. The result has been a kind of #tourism #monoculture"🤦‍♂️🇯🇵
    scmp.com/week-asia/economics/a

  38. In every alleyway and side-street in Kyoto and Tokyo there are thousands of stories. Taking these images in 2015 and 2016 and reliving them now in the present brings me nostalgic delight. #Tokyo #Kyoto #shops #alleys #architecture #art #craftsmanship #travel #photography

    contentcatnip.com/2019/01/25/e

  39. What I ate at SoNoMa, Kyoto’s newest fine-dining restaurant

    Kyoto – In late March, Kyoto’s luxury hotel boom gained another entrant with the opening of Capella Kyoto — but the property’s most compelling attraction may be SoNoMa, a new restaurant from SingleThread chef Kyle Con…
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Dining #Capella #Hotel #japanesecuisine #kaiseki #KyleConnaughton #kyoto #michelin #sonoma
    diningandcooking.com/2655548/w

  40. Japan's 'kaiseki' cuisine is defined by its conventions, but at SoNoMa — Kyle Connaughton's new Kyoto venture after conquering the Michelin rankings in California — tradition and contemporary taste go hand in hand. japantimes.co.jp/life/2026/05/ #life #fooddrink #japanesecuisine #kaiseki #michelin #kyoto #kyleconnaughton #sonoma #capella #hotel