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Every wondered what all the hubbub about Akira Kurosawa is, the B&W Samurai movie guy? And what is all this about Orson Welles being the best American director ever?

Well, this weekend is a rare chance to catch both of these movie legends interpretation of Macbeth. Shakespeare's medieval tale of decent into madness on the big screen, here in New York. How apropo.

Orson Welles released his Macbeth in 1948 and while not a perfect film, it has been restored to the original directors cut with original sound track and was recently called a "visually stunning film that has the brooding atmosphere of a medieval nightmare."

A friend recently asked me to suggest some places in Kyoto, however he only had a day to do it. here is my best shot.

Background: despite what you hear about how quaint Kyoto is, don't be fooled, Kyoto is a large city (1.5mm people). Kyoto's charm is the contrast of the modern with the ancient. Anyone visiting Kyoto for only a single day will have to be very strategic in picking what to see since your choices of sites can be overwhelming.


The following is a sure fire, solid day in Kyoto you will never forget. I designed it to be done all or most by walking, avoids crisscrossing the city and sticks to some of the nicest selections i enjoyed the most.

1) get a map of kyoto and mark all the locations i suggest and it will be very clear how this is organized to maximize your time.