A memory of Kyoto It's often that chance encounters, the unplanned events, linger, long after the excursions and the sights of a particular trip have faded. It was in 1998 when my wife and I visited central Japan, basin...read more
by John Graham
Please come in. Japan and the Orient are still mysterious to most Westerners, partly because one cannot rely on Romano-Greco word forms to make even partial sense of signs and conversation. Even the Cyrillic world is mo...read more
by Sean Lindsay
Last week I made my fifth trip to Kyoto. There is an undescribable magnetic force that has drawn me there every time, and each time, I am never disappointed with what I discover next. Kyoto itself, is a fascinating city...read more
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