Kyoto Prefecture

Kyoto Prefecture

Rocks, Silver and Gold: Kyoto's Magnificent Temples
Kyoto

Rocks, Silver and Gold: Kyoto's Magnificent Temples

May 20, 2018 • 4 min read

Kyoto has been on my bucket list even before I even had the means to travel. I watched Rurouni Kenshin, a Japanese anime about a swordsman named Himura Kenshin during the Meiji era. I learned a small part of Japanese history on this show even before I was formally taught Asian history at school. The setting of this animation is in Kyoto, and despit