Kamaka Pottery

When we were in Kyoto we were given tickets to be able to attend the autumn exhibition of the Ikenobo School of Ikebana. What a wonderful e...

The top picture is of the Sanmon Gate which is the one Akira Kurosawa used as a model for his film "Rashomon" I would love to kno...

This head rest, or pillow' does not look very comfortable although it is very beautiful The bran filled pillows used now are only a lit...

If you are ever in Kyoto do take a walk through the Eastern Hills - easy walking and very beautiful, especially in spring and autumn. The N...

Two more images from the Kyoto National Museum. A mid to late Jomon pot and some tomb figures. I would have liked to have handled the pots...

This is another very old shrine and when I took this photograph it had just celebrated its one thousandth year. It had all been recently re-...

These two pots were photographed in the Kyoto National Museum. If you ask permission it is often possible to photograph pieces in these pub...