Beyond the highly visited temple of Fushimi-Inari and Kiyomizudera, the rural communities of Kyoto maintain traditions that are difficult to see for the average tourist visiting. The town of Funaya ...

The first thing you'll notice about the small fishing village of Ine, north of Kyoto, is the calm and the ... and hills surrounding the village. Funaya no Sato Park: located above the village ...

Renowned for its unique funaya, traditional wooden boathouses, this picturesque town is nestled along the serene Ine Bay in ...

Set on the shores of the Sea of Japan, in the far north of the Kyoto prefecture, the Ine area is home to Ine no Funaya, a fishing village like no other. Here, more than 200 traditional boat houses ...

Technically, Ine is in Kyoto but, it was added to the trip as ... The bottom floor of the funaya is basically the “garage” where fishermen dock their boats and store their fishing gear ...

MAIZURU, Kyoto Prefecture—Dubbed the “Venice of ... in Maizuru is a step out of time with a water channel lined with “funaya” boatsheds. These and other historical features are rooted ...

Kyoto is one of Japan’s most popular tourist destinations ... Called mata-nozoki, this view is said to reveal how Amanohashidate truly is a bridge to heaven. While Ine is a great place to just chill ...

They will then walk 6km to the fourth checkpoint, Funaya Ukishima, in Kyoto. By the end of Day One, the bus team is leading. On Day Two of the race, the train team takes the first train departing ...