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Magic in the air

17 Aug ’14
By: Jordan HarperFiled under Japan (日本), Kyōto (京都). Tagged arashiyama, japan, kyoto, walking. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Day 20 — 17 August 2010 On our twentieth day in Japan, we ventured back to the district of Arashiyama, to visit the famous bamboo forest and explore a little bit further into the mountains. Sadly, the beautiful photographs of … Continue reading→

Man writing names on lanterns for toro nagashi © 2014 Jordan Harper. All rights reserved.

Burning mountains

6 Aug ’14
By: Jordan HarperFiled under Japan (日本), Kyōto (京都). Tagged festival, kyoto, obon. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Day 19 – 16 August 2010 One of the things I was most looking forward to on our trip was a chance to experience Obon, a three-day Buddhist festival where many Japanese travel back to the town of their birth to … Continue reading→

A fancy cocktail glass filled with a manhattan cocktail © 2011 Jordan Harper. All rights reserved.

Manhattan/Kyoto

18 Aug ’11
By: Jordan HarperFiled under Japan (日本), Kyōto (京都). Tagged cocktails, design, drinks, football. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Day 18 — 15 August 2010 After the lights of Nara, we returned to Kyoto for a couple of drinks and some food at a little yakitori place. Just after midnight (ie today) we popped into a stunning cocktail bar on … Continue reading→

Foreground: candles glowing in glass holders. Background: silhouette of a tree. © 2011 Jordan Harper. All rights reserved.

Nara lights

18 Aug ’11
By: Jordan HarperFiled under Japan (日本), Kyōto (京都), Nara. Tagged black, blue, lights, night, trees. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Day 17 – 14 August 2010 Had a bit of a lie in (well, it was a Saturday) and headed straight to the train station as we planned to spend the day in nearby Nara (奈良市). A longer than expected train … Continue reading→

Japanese temple set in a lush green forest © 2011 Jordan Harper. All rights reserved.

Shrine on

13 Aug ’11
By: Jordan HarperFiled under Japan (日本), Kyōto (京都). Tagged architecture, forest, green, nature, shrine, temple, traditional. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Day 16 — 13 August 2010 There’s no getting away from the fact that Kyoto’s main attraction is its impressive collection of temples and shrines. I actually found myself surprised to see signs of the 21st century in the town … Continue reading→

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We’re going to Kyōto

12 Aug ’11
By: Jordan HarperFiled under Japan (日本), Kyōto (京都), Ōsaka (大阪). Tagged black and white, fashion, retail. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a comment

Day 15 — 12 August 2010 On our final day in Osaka we finally managed to find the coffee shop we’d tried to locate a few days earlier. You can find Vade Mecum by the tennis courts on Utsubo Park (near Hommachi tube station) … Continue reading→

Photograph taken from above of maple trees underneath Kiyomizu temple in Kyoto © 2011 Jordan Harper. All rights reserved.

The Big Idea

19 Jul ’11
By: Jordan HarperFiled under Asides, Japan (日本), Kyōto (京都). Tagged forest, green, leaves, maple, nature, temple. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment

On 28 July 2010, my girlfriend and I flew to Tokyo Narita airport in order to spend 28 days ambling around Japan during a ludicrously hot and humid summer. I’d been planning the trip for as long as I can … Continue reading→

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