The portrait of our guest

He is our guest from New Zealand.

He went to Kyoto International Manga Museum(京都国際マンガミュージアム） and asked an artist to draw his portrait.

How is his portrait?
It really resembles, doesn't it?

He is also satisfied with his portrait.
Because he is wearing Kimono and having a sword like Samurai on the portrait.
He said he really look forward to showing this to his family.

If you would like to get your portrait, go to Manga Museum.
There are many great artists in there.
Also even if you just would like to read manga, they hold about 200,000 items.
So you will definitely enjoy there.

It takes 30 mins by walk from our guesthouse.

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Good access by buses and trains to everywhere. 
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Uji ~ the place of the Tale of Genji (源氏物語) ～

A few days ago I visited Uji in Kyoto.
Uji is a city which is famous for green tea.
However Uji is also famous for the Tale of Genji.


The tale of Genji is a classic work of Japanese literature written by Murasaki Shikibu.
It is considered the world's first novel.
Chapter 45~54 are called "Uji Chapters".

This is a stone statue of Murasaki Sikibu, the author of the Tale of Genji in Uji.
She was a Japanese lady-in-waiting at the Imperial court during the Heian period.

On this board chapter 48 is written in Japanese.

There are 10 boards in Uji and chapter 45~54 are written on them.

 

There is the Tale of Genji Museum in Uji.
There are many exhibits related to the Tale of Genji in this museum.
The admission fee is 500 yen per person.


If you are interested in Japanese literature, you should visit Uji.

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Good access by buses and trains to everywhere. 
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The Ryozen Museum of History(霊山歴史館）

This is The Ryozen Museum of History(霊山歴史館）.

It is located in Hikasiyama area in Kyoto.
It takes only 20 min by walk from A-yado.

It is a history museum and specializes in the history of Bakumatsu(幕末） period and Meiji Restoration(明治維新）.
The Meiji Restoration was a political and social revolution in Japan in 1866-69, which ended the power of the Tokugawa Shogun(徳川将軍） and returned the Emperor to a central position in Japanese politics and culture.

If you would like to learn more history about that, try to go there.
You might be a fan of the Bakumatsu period!!

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The backpackers hostel in Kyoto is located in a historical district, Gion.
Good access by buses and trains to everywhere. 
Please contact us by the form, if you'd like to book our hostel.

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