A mysterious huge rock hidden away in a bamboo grove in Nara, featured on the US show 'Ancient Aliens', as well as in the HIDDEN PATHS...

Sanjo Bridge, originally constructed in 1594 on the instruction of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the then defacto ruling warlord of Japan, has been...

On the night of January 23rd, 1866, the famed history-shaping ronin Sakamoto Ryoma sat in a small room on the second floor of the...

In a previous post we looked at the Kamo no Chomei Rock on Hinoyama, this time we will focus on another interesting location on the same...

In this second part blog post we look back at the contents of HIDDEN PATHS - Walking Historical Kyoto Volumes 3, 4, and the Omnibus...

HIDDEN PATHS - Walking Historical Kyoto started with a question. The question was "Who is that?" and the answer was "Takayama Hikokuro"....

An interesting location on one of the best short hikes in Kyoto that very few visit. The Kamo no Chomei Rock at Hino. Hiking from Hino to...

Kyoto is famous for its greenery and nature, but it isn't too often that we actually get to see some of the animals that inhabit that...

In a departure from the usual form of transport of HIDDEN PATHS - Walking Historical Kyoto we'll be taking the train! The Eizen Railway...

Not particularly a HIDDEN PATH but definitely something to see that is hidden away in a far corner of Kyoto main railway station, a scale...

Volume 6 of the Kyoto walking guide books series HIDDEN PATHS is finally out and available in both digital (Kindle app) and paperback...

In February 2021 PARANORMAL KANSAI, the companion book to the HIDDEN PATHS series, was released, folklore tales, strange tales, and...

A short walk from Demachijanagi Station on the Keihan Line, over the Takano River and nestled inbetween the Kamo and Takano rivers you'll...

HIDDEN PATHS - Walking Historical Kyoto Volume 5 was released at the end of November 2021, and was the biggest volume up to now, by...

In the last HIDDEN PATHS - Walking Historical Kyoto blog post we introduced an underground military facility in Obaku, Kyoto that was up...

Across Japan there are many left over ghosts of the past in the form of signs and structures that date back to the late 1800's and up to...

In Part 1 of the Iwafune Shrine blog post we introduced the rock ship of Iwafune Jinja, a story going back 1,500 years when the the...

In the blog post 'Iwafune Shrine Part 1' we introduced Iwafune Jinja, in Kitano, Osaka, close to the borders of Kyoto and Nara. This is a...

Iwafune Jinja, in Kitano, Osaka, close to the borders of Kyoto and Nara has a story going back 1,500 years when the the enshrined deity...

The latest volume in the HIDDEN PATHS - Walking Historical Kyoto series is now available in both paperback and digital formats from all...