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