Discover the literature which is at the very heart of Japanese culture, and which underpins the exquisite beauty of Kyoto.

This month let's take a look at the writing of Lafcadio Hearn in his essay collection of 1895, called Kokoro.

Discover one man's vision to build the first traditional machiya town house in Kyoto for nearly a century.

Let's take a look at Japan's fascinating Shinto religion.