Get off Kyoto’s well-worn tourist track and visit Tofukuji Temple renowned for its Zen moss and rock gardens designed by a famous Japanese garden architect.
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I like to visit Ohara as regularly as I can. It’s just north of Kyoto city – about an hour in the bus from Kyoto station but feels so much further away. I love the local farming atmosphere and the greenery but the main reason I […]
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Okayama is famous for its castle (peeking over the shoulder of the tree on the right in the image below), sweet, sweet summer peaches, the story of Momotaro – the Peach Boy), Bizen ceramic ware, various citrus fruit and this spectacular garden –Korakuen – ranked as one of […]
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Ever wondered what kind of deliciousness we get upto on a Zenbu Tour? The answer is pretty much anything and everything… as long as it is great! Japanese food is so varied – from the simple to the sublime, from the traditional and true to creative contemporary. […]
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Yes dear Travellers, it has been a while since we’ve been visually meandering in Kyoto – (search: meanderings 1-6 for more). I started wandering seriously with my camera in Kyoto about 6 years ago, snapping away at things that drew me in – and occasionally I share […]
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Zenbu Tours is offering two very special Luxury Cuisine & Culture Tours for early 2017 Hey Folks, it seems that most of our lovely clients who are interested in this tour are keen for it to happen in 2018 rather than 2017 so we’ll be postponing […]
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All too often when going about our busy lives the real gems of the place in which we do our living are overlooked. Sometimes they are embarrassingly obvious, other times not. For me Kennin-ji falls into the former category. Kyoto can be a little random like […]
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Why it took me so long to get myself through the gates of Shoren-in I’ll never know. I lived in its vicinity on and off since the end of 2009 and it was less than 10 minutes walk from my front door. I’ve walked by it on […]
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Tofukuji Temple is, sadly, often overlooked by visitors to Kyoto – possibly because it is not situated in the city grid. However, it is considered one of the city’s great temples and is only a couple of short stops away from Kyoto Station by train (just a […]
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If you are deep in the heart of Kyoto’s CBD/shopping district and in need of some light relief – make a bee-line to Rokkaku-do (on Rokkaku dori – just east of Karasuma and south of Sanjo). The temple is situated on the very spot believed to be the […]
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