Tanukidanisan Fudō-in Temple follows the Shugendō tradition and is located partway up a mountain in northeastern Kyoto. It features a "stage" attached to their main hall and numerous tanuki statues, and exploring this interesting site will take you back to nature.

Kibune Village is home to the Kifune Shrine, a shrine with a famous entrance surrounded by maple trees that worships kami associated with water.

Meet Fukunae, a maiko in the Miyagawa-chō district, and find out first hand just what a day in the life of a geisha apprentice is really like, from daily training and dressing to lavish evening performances.