KYOTO’S FASCINATION WITH THE HINA DOLLS Barbara Kingstone February 5, 2018 Asia, Japan In a city with 1,600 Buddhist temples, 400 Shinto shrines, hundreds of gardens, and a population of 1.5 million, when I was told that I would be visiting a doll store, I wondered what the planners could have...
Kyoto’s fascination with the Hina Dolls Barbara Kingstone March 11, 2012 Asia, Japan In a city with 1,600 Buddhist temples, 400 Shinto shrines, hundreds of gardens, and a population of 1,5 million, when I was told that I would be visiting a doll store, I wondered what the planners could have...
Kyoto tea ceremony suited me to a tee Barbara Kingstone March 11, 2012 Asia, Cuisine, Japan I recall my days as a student and young mother in London (England) when I saved my few extra pence so that my husband and I could go for tea at the Ritz Hotel at least once. And the presentation astonished...
Kabuki, Tokyo, Japan – it’s an insight into the psyche of Japan’s warrior history and also its adherence to beauty Barbara Kingstone March 14, 2011 Asia, Japan Most nations have traditions and rites which identify them. Case in point Japan's Kabuki, the razzle-dazzle art form where men dress and act like women and aren't called transvestites or cross dressers. The...
Memories of dinner with a Geisha Barbara Kingstone March 14, 2011 Asia, Japan It was one of the most memorable dinners but it didn't have anything to do with the food. What started off in a restaurant in the Gion district of Kyoto became an exciting lasting memory. I had just...
Hakone, Japan, a Spa and Outdoor Museum to Remember Barbara Kingstone March 14, 2011 Asia, Japan High in the mountains of Hakone Japan, there is a unique Hakone Open Air Museum, which is certainly a drawing card since the massive landscape if filled with huge sculptures by acclaimed international...
