KYOTO VISITOR’S GUIDE October 2023 has been published

The 369th issue of KYOTO VISITOR’S GUIDE, October 2023, has been published in print as well as New Articles have been up online

This Month’s Features:

"Sharing and making others happy through tea"

— Interview with Søren M. Chr. Bisgaard, the Urasenke Tea Master from Denmark

Jidai Matsuri Festival

— A Picturesque Procession of Kyoto’s 1,200 Years of History

Takikomi Gohan

— Infusing rice with seasonal flavor

What’s on in the Old Capital This Month

— Seasonal and Traditional Events and Museums Guide

Cover photo: A backshot of one of the participants in the Jidai Matsuri’s grand parade dressed in elaborate samurai armor. One of the three greatest festivals of Kyoto, Jidai Matsuri Festival, will be held on October 22nd, the anniversary of the foundation of Kyoto as the national capital. Elaborate grand parade represents a different period of Kyoto’s history.

Photo courtesy of Jeremy Hoare, a gifted British travel photographer who has captured the beauty and life of Kyoto for over 30 years: www.kyotophotogallery.com

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