Tatami room at Hiiragi Ryokan which is considered the very best in Japan. The rooms are preserved in the traditional Japanese architecture of the late Edo period. Such a beautiful space to eat, sleep and just be. http://www.hiiragiya.co.jp/en/

Patrick, Akiko and I had the incredible honor of visiting the Sorinji Temple for a private tour conducted by the only Buddhist monk living there. The Temple is located in a 100 family village near Kyoto.

“Memoirs of a Geisha” inside the famous Hiiragi Ryokan (inn) in Kyoto.

The Temple and gardens at Sanjūsangen-dō (thirty three length hall) in Kyoto.

Springtime in Kyoto. Astonishingly beautiful no matter which way you look…