KYOTO VISITOR’S GUIDE March 2026 has been published

The 395th issue of KYOTO VISITOR’S GUIDE, March 2026, has been published in print as well as New Articles have been up onlin5

This Month’s Features:

Outdoor Kyoto

— When the City Opens to the Season

KYOTO NOW: Kyoto Denim

— The Quiet Power of Daruma

What’s on in the Old Capital This Month

— Quiet temples, gardens, farmers & the nostalgic life of people

Behind Closed Gate

— Obai-in & Soken-in Temples Special Opening of the Two Daitoku-ji Sub-temples

Cover photo: Hidden within the vast grounds of Daitoku-ji Temple complex, Obai-in Temple opens to the public in spring 2026. The temple embodies Zen discipline, tea aesthetics, and Momoyama-era restraint. Its gardens, historic kuri (temple kitchen), and quiet architecture invite visitors into a Kyoto shaped by stillness rather than spectacle.

Photo courtesy of Kyoto Shunju: https://kyotoshunju.com