Darren Kowitt September 7, 2015 Cross-Cultural Kyoto Channels its Fastidious yet Polite Inner Self into Actionable Tourist Advice Darren Kowitt September 7, 2015 Cross-Cultural How NOT to be annoying and detract from the magic -- in 18 easy steps. View fullsize If ever a city were to be immune to the selfie-stick, it would be Kyoto. So perhaps the jury is still out as to the necessity of addressing that topic in this first effort.