Just 2 years from the Tohoku Earthquake.
There are so many events all over the place in Japan about against nuclear.
actually certain people have been keeping making actions.
Kyoto as well, there is a event about making NO nuclear in a park.
People got together and had march.
Then I'm also going to do something that's donating some electric appliances with some friends.

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The backpackers hostel in Kyoto is located in its historical district, Gion.
Good access by buses and trains. The center of Kyoto.
Please contact us, if you want to book our hostel.

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My favorite picture

This is the lights up of Kiyomizu temple in the autumn.
It's so beautiful. A lot of traveler, local people likes it. And us too. So in lights up season, many people come to the Kyoto.

Next lights up is from 8th/ March to 17th/ March and from 22nd/ March to 7th/ April.
Our hostel is near from Kiyomizu temple.(15min by walk)

When you stay the Kyoto, please try it.

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The backpackers hostel in Kyoto is located in its historical district, Gion.
Good access by buses and trains. The center of Kyoto.
Please contact us, if you want to book our hostel.

info@ayado.net

A gallery of Machiya

When you came to Kyoto you can see Machiya around local streets that old style of traditional house.
some place are used as gallery, today I came by one gallery(they are also for sale).
those stuffs are made with color dye called Takakura-zome.
this is kind of traditional way to make dye.
the guy who make it doing  by hand individually. so every stuffs are not same.
and you can feel the warm of heart too!

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The backpackers hostel in Kyoto is located in its historical district, Gion.
Good access by buses and trains. The center of Kyoto.
Please contact us, if you want to book our hostel.

info@ayado.net

Rice Cake and Japanese Cracker from Nigata

Our guest from Nigata gave us them. Rice cakes covered by bamboo leaves are in the picture. The flavor of bamboo leaves is so nice. And the inside looks very tasty. I want to eat two! No, no, I should put it in our cabinet for my colleague.

And here is rice crackers. The amount is much! I can eat as many as I want. At first, I will eat one, and I will not be able to stop eating!

Yeah, Nigata prefecture in Japan is very famous for tasty rice and clean water. So the rice cake and crackers are delicious. 

Please try them, if you come to Japan!!

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The backpackers hostel in Kyoto is located in its historical district, Gion.
Good access by buses and trains. The center of Kyoto.
Please contact us, if you want to book our hostel.

info@ayado.net

music event at a temple

In march, It's busy season in Japan.
On 17th, there is a music event at myouren-temple.
In there you can have acoustic live.
the concept is you take a time for a while when you feel busy.
the atmosphere at the temple would be perfect for it.
Also best spring season coming on the corner.
Don't miss it!

KAZANE@Myouren-ji
open12:30 start 13:00～16:00　charge:1800yen

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The backpackers hostel in Kyoto is located in its historical district, Gion.
Good access by buses and trains. The center of Kyoto.
Please contact us, if you want to book our hostel.

info@ayado.net

A Lantern is 200 Years Old in a shrine

Hi, the temperature is getting warmer, and it will be 18 degrees centigrade tomorrow. Flowers of Japanese plum trees blooming recently are really nice. I went to Kitano-tenman-gu shrine. It's my favorite.

The photo looks telling the beauty, well, for 20%. That's not enough. They are more beautiful!

The building is in the shrine. Those colors are also nice.

Here'a a sort of lanterns. It looks very old. Actually, it was made about 200 years ago. 

At least, I find the letters in Japanese. "文政", Bunsei was a Japanese period's name about 200 yeas ago. It's amazing. When you hang something, what it will be? I guess, 200 years later, it falls down. Yeah, the lantern is special.

And, I didn't know about the period "Bunsei". Almost all Japanese don't know, though we learn it in our high school. Everybody forget it. Because there're so many periods in old Japan.

I looked for the period's name on the internet, when I go back to home, looking at the picture :P

I should learn more! Yeah, if you like, let's learn together!!

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The backpackers hostel in Kyoto is located in its historical district, Gion.
Good access by buses and trains. The center of Kyoto.
Please contact us, if you want to book our hostel.

info@ayado.net

Hinamatsuri (ひな祭り）

Do you know what day is on the 3rd of March in Japan?

It's Hinamatsuri(ひな祭り）, also called Doll's Day or Girl's Day, is for wishing girls growth and happiness.
I was gonna write this article on the 3rd Mar. But i was off. so i'm writing this today.

Well, most families have female children display the dolls at home on that day and they are decorated with peach blossoms, grilled bite of rice cake (above picture), sweet sake.
The dolls are usually displayed for about 20 days before the festival. But when this festival is over, we have to immediately put the dolls away. Because if the dolls are not put away, the girl will not marry at the proper time. It is a only legend. I made you scare, didn't i? Sorry..........

Anyway this festival is celebrated everywhere in Japan even temple and shrine.
If you come to Japan in this season, you will enjoy this festival.

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The backpackers hostel in Kyoto is located in its historical district, Gion.
Good access by buses and trains. The center of Kyoto.
Please contact us, if you want to book our hostel.

info@ayado.net