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Green Tour Kyoto had a wonderful hiking yesterday, May 13th. The weather was great! 13 beautiful and healthy girls and only 4(!) boys met on the mountain and shared a nice time. As I wrote this time route on the previous blog, we walked from Kurama to Shizuhara via Mt.Konpira. At Shizuhara, we had a [...]

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GTK would like to introduce one charity sale in the end of Golden Week. Date: May 5th, 11:00-21:00 & 6th, 10:00-15:00 Location: 左京西部いきいき市民活動センター (Sakyo-Seibu-Ikiiki-Shimin-Katudo-Center) (From Demachiyanagi Station head east. You will pass Heming Sports Club on your right and on your left, there is a broad area of hedge. Turn left at the hedge! Go [...]

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I enjoyed the first day of ART KYOTO 2012 at Kyoto International Conference Center. Lots of gallery from Kyoto, Tokyo and korea are exhibiting their collection and sale them. When we visit unfamiliar place and want to see art, it always be difficult to find a good gallery or nice exhibition. Or when we move [...]

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Green Tour Kyoto decided the date and route of next hiking. Date: May 13th (Sunday), meet @ Demachi-yanagi Station, 9:45. Route: Kurama ~ Shizuhara ~ Mt.Konpira Vegetarian lunch @ Cafe Millet, Shizuhara (http://blog.cafemillet.jp/) Fee: ¥2500 (including lunch at Cafe Millet) *Please pay the transport fee to Kurama and from Shizuhara by yourselves. Finish at Cafe [...]

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Kyoto is covered by pink cherry blossoms now! It’s finally spring here, people had been waiting!! I stopped by one shrine in Kyoto Imperial Park and enjoyed taking photos of sakura (cheery blossoms) fell over the old thatched roof of the shrine. It wouldn’t need any words. Enjoy sakura and Japanese old architecture!

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I rarely go to Shiga Prefecture though it is just next to Kyoto. But I went to there to have a healthy lunch yesterday. The cafe was built at the ground of Seian University of Art and Design. It takes just 15 minutes from Kyoto Station by JR Kosei line. This cafe “Cafeteria YUI” is [...]

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I enjoyed a petit agriculture at Ohara, north part of Kyoto City yesterday. I applied to the 3 month-event which raise potatoes with farmers. This wonderful event is produced by Village Trust Tsukuda-Noen farmer in Ohara. Tsukuda-Noen is managed by one young couple who migrated to Ohara to open their farm about 7 years ago. [...]

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