Evolved from the tea ceremony, kaiseki is a multi disciplinary performance that choreographs: service, ceramics, calligraphy, flowers, and above all else, a spiritual reverence for the seasonality of regionally significant ingredients.
The road was narrow, residential, and gave us a glimpse into the quiet life of the more rural side of suburban Japan. Ordered and clean, with beautiful ferns happily growing out of canal-like runoff gutters.
We chose to use Jetstar Airline for the domestic flight from Hokkaido’s Chitose (CTS) airport to Osaka’s Kansai airport (KIX). From Osaka it is an easy transfer via JRail Haruka Limited Express train to Kyoto. The trip took a little over an hour and then grabbed a taxi to our hotel. The KYOTO GRANBELL HOTEL … Read more
Have fun, meet people, and learn while you travel… Traveling can be a solitary experience and even if you are traveling with a partner or friend having a great travel game makes passing time or meeting new people fun. As luxury nomads we are often sucked into the digital world and can find ourselves endlessly … Read more