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...
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...
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...