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COOL JAPANESE SCENE / Kansai & Kyoto (72)

Taking up herewith recent Kyoto News by Kyoto Shinbun.
You might be able to feel X'mas season and/or New Coming Year in Kyoto.

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COOL JAPANESE SCENE / Japanese Autumn Color (34)

Already December is come.
And 2009 Autumn is gone and Winter is coming.
In Kobe, Kobe Luminarie (¿À¸Í¥ë¥ß¥Ê¥ê¥¨) started which being a light festival held in Kobe, Japan, every December since 1995 and commemorating the Great Hanshin earthquake of that year.
That is to say, X'mas season started.

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COOL JAPANESE SCENE / Kansai & Kyoto (71)

Taking up herewith recent Kyoto News by Kyoto Shinbun.
Recent Kyoto will be read and/or be felt via these News.
Please enjoy and feel Kyoto.

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COOL JAPANESE SCENE / Japanese Autumn Color (33) / Japanese Autumn Color (35)

It's should be better to note Tokyo also has some Autumn Color Spots. 
Tokyo may not be known as an autumn color destination like Kyoto, but the city does offer quite a few nice spots for fall foliage in its parks and gardens.

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Taking up herewith Travel News by Media regarding Japan.
Recent Japanese Travel News Trend will be read via these News. 
Interested in "Michelin: Tokyo world's top gourmet city", "Castle samurai ham for guests, dispatch trash" and etc.

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COOL JAPANESE SCENE / Japanese Autumn Color (32) / Japanese Autumn Color (34)

Introduce Autumn Color in Kyoto Higashiyama Area.
The eastern part of Kyoto's city center is called Higashiyama, located at the west end of the Higashiyama Mountain Range.
As early as the middle of the 14th century, many shrines, temples and aristocrats' villas were built in this area, where a variety of architecture and gardens, artistic and cultural masterpieces such as paintings and crafts were created.

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COOL JAPANESE SCENE / Japanese Autumn Color (31) / Japanese Autumn Color (33)

This time introduce Autumn in Kyoto, Kurama.
Kurama is located in the central to western part of Sakyo-ku in Kyoto City.
It thrived as a temple town for Kurama-dera Temple, as well as a post town for travelers along the Kurama Highway that connected Kyoto and Wakasa.
Kurama-dera Temple was founded in the Nara Period, during the 8th century.

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COOL JAPANESE SCENE / Japanese Autumn Color (30) / Japanese Autumn Color (32)

This time, I will introduce Mount Takao (¹âÈø»³ takaosan).
Mt Takao is a mountain in the city of Hachiōji, Tokyo, Japan.
Standing 599 m tall and located within an hour of downtown Tokyo, it is a popular hiking spot, with eight hiking courses and more than 2.5 million annual visitors.
The Tama Forest Science Garden is also located at the mountain's base.

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COOL JAPANESE SCENE / The Tales of Genji (48)
This time introduce "Yokawa - Enryaku-ji Temple on Mount Hiei".
Yokawa is the remotest of several precincts on sacred Mount Hiei, northeast of Kyoto.
In The Tale of Genji, the bishop of Yokawa, Fujitsubo's uncle, cuts her hair when she becomes a nun.
He also takes Ukifune under his wing after the bizarre events at Uji.

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COOL JAPANESE SCENE / The Tales of Genji (47) / The Tales of Genji (49)

This time introduce "Mount Hiei and Enryaku-ji Temple".
Mount Hiei (Hiei-zan) guards the northeastern approach to Kyoto.
The sacred mountain and its remote Yokawa precinct are mentioned in the Uji chapters of The Tale of Genji.

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