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2018年5月8日

Yellow Shoubu Flowers at Kamo River Bank

The beautiful flow of the Kamo river (鴨川) is one of Kyoto residents’ pride. The Kamo river joins the Takano (高野) river under the Kamo-ohashi (加茂大橋) bridge at the Demachinayagi (出町柳) district. The interesting thing is that the kanji characters for the name of the river differ between the upper and the lower stream: namely ・・・

2018年5月7日

Fresh Greenery at Atago Shrine

For us Kyoto residents, Mt. Atago (愛宕山) in the northwest of Kyoto is one of the two symbolic mountain along with Mt. Hiei (比叡山). Here in Kyoto, we have an interesting myth about the height of these two mountains, and it goes like this… Once upon a time, Mt. Hiei and Mt. Atago compared their ・・・

2018年5月4日

Kakitsubata, Rabbit-ear Iris at Ohtanosawa

Close to the Kamigamo Shrine (上賀茂神社), there is Ohta shrine (大田神社) which enshrines a god whose blessings are for longevity, healing illness, relationship, and performing arts. Since the Heian (平安) period, the shrine has been famous for the cluster of Kakitsubat (カキツバタ, Rabbit-ear Iris) on the premises, which is designated as a national treasure of ・・・

2018年5月4日

Fresh Greenery at Byodoin Temple

This year, cherry blossom season went very quickly. It was not only cherry blossoms that ended soon. Due to the extraordinary warm weather, all spring flowers bloomed very early and finished in a blink of an eye. So, now is the time to see fresh greenery. The sunshine reflecting on the young green leaves are ・・・

2018年5月2日

Tetsugaku-no-Michi (The Path of Philosophy) and Azaleas

We YUMEYAKATA staff members are often asked by our customers about Tetsugaku-no-Michi (哲学の道, The Path of Philosophy). They often say, “In all seasons, the path is beautiful with an elegant atmosphere” and “I always wanted to visit the path”. The path is constructed along the Biwako Sosui (琵琶湖疏水, canal of Biwa lake ), and I ・・・