http://www.tokyotomo.com/article Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:50:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/enjoying-festivals-in-sakura-blooming-kyoto/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/enjoying-festivals-in-sakura-blooming-kyoto/#comments Mon, 10 May 2010 09:06:20 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=3795 April is the very season to enjoy sakura in Kyoto. While many tourists visit Kyoto from inside and outside Japan, Kyoto actively hosts spring festivals in various places. This time, I participated in two festivals held in the middle of April. Many shrines and temples in Kyoto are famous for its cherry blossoms, but in this article I would like to focus on Hirano Shrine. The shrine is located in Kita Ward in Kyoto City, usually in tranquility except for sakura season when it becomes crowded with tons of tourists.]]> http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/enjoying-festivals-in-sakura-blooming-kyoto/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/historical-walk-in-winter-kyoto-touching-the-air-of-the-twilight-days-of-tokugawa-shogunate/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/historical-walk-in-winter-kyoto-touching-the-air-of-the-twilight-days-of-tokugawa-shogunate/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 11:07:32 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=3352 NHK period drama on Sundays is on air throughout the year, and naturally, the regions highlighted in the drama has high chance to gain nationwide attention. Last year, Niigata and Yamagata came under the spotlight as the leading role of the drama was Kanetsugu Naoe, the warlord who showed presence in the area. Ryoma Sakamoto is featured for this year; his birthplace Kochi Prefecture, and the associated places such as Edo (Tokyo), Kyoto, and Nagasaki, will be the center of attraction. Many historical incidents took place in Kyoto during the transition from Edo to Meiji period, and it is interesting to walk around the town taking a glance at the history of the last days of Tokugawa Shogunate.]]> http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/historical-walk-in-winter-kyoto-touching-the-air-of-the-twilight-days-of-tokugawa-shogunate/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/the-king-of-winter-gourmet-zuwai-crab-is-in-season-taiza-crab-in-tango-peninsula-kyoto/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/the-king-of-winter-gourmet-zuwai-crab-is-in-season-taiza-crab-in-tango-peninsula-kyoto/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:46:18 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=2841 You can never miss crabs when you are talking about seafood in winter. Especially, captured only in the Japan Sea, the taste of Zuwai-gani is Exquisite. With its long legs and succulent meat, this type of crab goes well with any recipes. Boil, grill, or nabe (one-pot dish), for example. Interestingly, Zuwai-gani changes its name by region; "Matsuba-gani" in Tango and Sanin, and "Echizen-gani" in Fukui and Ishikawa Prefecture. To distinguish the brands, these days the fishermen's union in each area put the name of the landing port onto the crabs after they are captured. With these color-codes of the port of origin, you can instantly identify where the crab comes from.]]> http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/the-king-of-winter-gourmet-zuwai-crab-is-in-season-taiza-crab-in-tango-peninsula-kyoto/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/autumn-foliage-in-kyoto-2009/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/autumn-foliage-in-kyoto-2009/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2009 13:00:41 +0000 Travel Vision http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=2659 The ancient capital, Kyoto shows various aspects in each season, but above all, the beauty of the red and yellow leaves in the city and the surrounding mountains attracts and allures us for one month from November to December. Autumnal tints of leaves in Japan starts from Daisetsu Mountains in Hokkaido from September, and starts moving down south along the Japanese archipelago. We call this "Momiji (autumn foliage) Front," looking forward for its arrival. Momiji front reaches Kyoto in the end of October, and starts to color the leaves red and yellow from the suburbs, Ohara, Takeo, and Hiei-zan Mountain. After mid November, the temples and shrines in the main part of Kyoto are also covered in crimson veils.]]> http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/autumn-foliage-in-kyoto-2009/feed/ 0 http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/first-comprehensive-english-michelin-guide-to-japan/ http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/first-comprehensive-english-michelin-guide-to-japan/#comments Sat, 19 Sep 2009 12:08:32 +0000 TokyoTomo http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/?p=2122 Michelin will soon be releasing its first comprehensive guide to Japan on Sep.21. Michelin has awarded 17 sites with three-star ratings, as must-see spots; the Nikko Toshogu Shrine, the village of Shirakawa-go, Himeji Castle, Yakushima, Kyoto, Nara, Mt Takao just outside of Tokyo to name a few.]]> http://www.tokyotomo.com/article/en/first-comprehensive-english-michelin-guide-to-japan/feed/ 0