Genji no Yu Onsen.

Unfortunately, there are not so many hot springs in Kyoto: one on the very north at Kurama, one in Arashiyama. But did you know that there is one more onsen in Uji area?

It is called Genji no Yu. Very nice and quite spacious onsen with several saunas, rotenburo, tsubo yu and many other relaxing baths. You can get there by Kintetsu line (Okubo Station) or JR Nara Line (Shinden Station).Onsen is open from 10am to 1am (final  entrance before midnight). Entrance fee is just 1000 Yen. If you bring Genji no Yu pamphlet with J-Hoppers stamp, you will get towel set without chargeJ

By the way, there is Kura Zushi restaurant just next to the onsen. Any sushi plate is just 100 Yen!

RELAX AND ENJOY SUSHI!

web-site: http://genji-yu.jp/en/index.html

Handmade Flea Market

Hi there.

Are you looking for something special? Like something unique?
These markets are held on this weekend.



-Machiya Handmade Department Store-

Date: Oct. 10-12th  11am-5pm  (Every 2nd Sat., Sun., and Man.)
Place: Art Gallery & Rental Space "be-kyoto"
Address: 429-1 Anrakukoji-cho, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City
Access: 5 min. walk from subway Imadegawa station
           4 min. walk from Kamigyoku Sogo Choshamae bus stop
Web: http://www.be-kyoto.jp/event/antenna/index.html

-Nokisaki Market-

Date: Oct. 12th  10am-4pm

Place: Palette Kyoto Kawaramachi (Kawaramachi st. between Oike st. and Sanjo st.)

Access: subway Kyoto Shiyakusho-mae station

           Kawaramachi Sanjo bus stop

Web: http://palette-nokisaki.wix.com/palette-nokisaki

You may find something you like :)

Otsu Matsuri (Festival)

Otsu Matsuri

October 10th From evening to 21:00
October 11th From 9:00-17:30

You can see the festival around JR Otsu Station which is only 10min from Kyoto Station.

This dazzling autumn celebration of Tenson Shrine is one of the Three Great Festivals of Shiga.  The Otsu Festival has a history of nearly 400 years. It is said to have begun in the early Edo period (1603-1868) in the tanuki (raccoon dog) mask dance of a salt peddler named Jihee. The tanuki mask tradition has been preserved as an Otsu Municipal Cultural Property, and as the festival's roots lie in these masks, each year the Saigyo-Sakura-Tanuki float from Kajiya-cho leads the festival procession.

The Otsu Festival has many attractions—most notably the thirteen extravagant floats adorned with tapestries and other ornaments which parade throughout town on the day of the festival and the lively festival music that can be heard reverberating endlessly throughout Otsu's neighborhoods on the eve of the procession. 

Night Walking in Kyoto

If you feel like walking around Kyoto at night time,we recommend to   start walking from Kyoto station,

and going along Kamo river towards Chion shrine.

It will be 40mins walk,and you will get to Chion shrine.

It will be lights up at night time,It looks so beautiful.

If you were still energetic,Heian shrine is 10mins walk from the place.

on the way to those places ,you must be feeling like

you did timetravel for 16th century.

You can't find that kinds of places anywhere else in Japan !!

NINJA Restaurant!

Do you like NINJA?

In the center of Kyoto, there is the Ninja Restaurant!
You can enjoy a live Ninja show with Ninja themed food.

The show combines sword battle, dance, acrobatics... and it is fantastic!

For more details, please check their website below.
Enjoy the Ninja world!



-Dining Theater NINJA (NINJA KYOTO)-
http://ninja-kyoto.co.jp/en/diningtheater/index.php

chill with 100yen

You must be very thirsty while you are in Kyoto.

I know, The summer in Kyoto is fatal !!!

I love living in Kyoto but I dislike to be here in summer.

Well, Here is a tip to feel much better only with 100yen !!!

You can find ICED COFFEE either in 7-Eleven, Family Mart and Lawson. It means almost averywhere in Japan! 

Starbucks is too expensive! 

Just grab some convenience store's iced coffee and keep going !!!

Let's go see Daimonji Fires together!

16 August 

We are going to see Daimonji Ritual Fires together!!!

The Daimonji Gozan Okuri-bi is one of the four major traditional seasonal events in Kyoto. The fires are set on five mountains in the city and each represents Buddhist symbol, which is used as a way of guiding the spirits of the dead back to the Buddhist Pure Land; Daimonji fire setting starts at 8pm.

We meet at J-Hoppers Lobby and leave at 7pm! 

JOIN US!

Fee: 100Yen (Daimonji postcard included)