by Felicity Tillack | Aug 29, 2025 | Date Ideas
Summer Strategies for Love In Kyoto Ducking from light-pole shadow to the shaded side of the street, even hand-in-hand, is not anyone’s idea of a romantic date. While many dream of experiencing the Classic Kyoto Date with their beloved, even the idea of stepping out...
by Felicity Tillack | Jul 25, 2025 | Date Ideas
Cool Spaces Warm Hearts Japan is famous for its distinct seasons, and summers here are distinctly uncomfortable. Especially in the south from Kyushuu through Hiroshima to Osaka, Kyoto and on to Tokyo, where the temperature is regularly in the high 30s and the humidity...
by Felicity Tillack | Jul 19, 2024 | Date Ideas
Cooler Dating In Shiga With Japanese Summer Culture Summers in Japan are brutal. The heat and humidity turn the main Kansai cities of Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe into bowls of hot soup. Couples looking for a date escape might consider Shiga prefecture to the north, where...
by Felicity Tillack | Sep 1, 2023 | Date Ideas
Stepping out into a summer’s night in Japan is always a very tangible experience: the humidity is a physical barrier to push through, and the shady relief of a tree comes with its own orchestra of cicadas serenading at a consistent hundred decibels. While “outside”...
