Kyoto
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Kabuki / Noh / Rakugo‘Photo Time’ for Noh, Kabuki Audiences Spreading in Kansai Region; Traditional Arts Working to Draw in Audiences
KYOTO — “Photo time,” which provides an opportunity for audiences watching noh, kabuki and other ...
November 3, 2024
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Travel SpotsRarely Seen Japanese Cultural Properties Temporarily Open to Public in Kyoto; Seasonal Event Taking Place at 28 Locations Around Prefecture
KYOTO — Cultural properties, which are normally not seen by the public, can now be viewed by shri...
November 2, 2024
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Travel SpotsKyoto: Nintendo Museum Offers Visitors Hands-On Experience of Game History; Hanafuda Card Games Also Enjoyable
UJI, Kyoto — The Nintendo Museum, which recently opened in Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, exhibits almost...
October 19, 2024
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Travel SpotsHalal Paradise in Kyoto Welcomes Muslim Visitors; Tourists Enjoy Halal-Certified Japanese Cuisine
KYOTO — Muslim tourists are flocking to a newly opened building in Kyoto’s Shijo-Kawaramachi dist...
October 6, 2024
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Travel SpotsKyoto: Rabbit Shrine Hopping with Cute Cosmopolitan Charm
KYOTO — After entering the grounds of Higashi-Tenno Okazaki Shrine through the torii gate and wal...
September 21, 2024
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Japan In FocusHeirs to Kyoto Talent / Contemporary Items Help Pass on Timeless Beauty; Master Breathes New Life into Traditional Patterns
KYOTO — An ancient robe for women with layers of fabric expressing the changing colors of autumn ...
September 14, 2024
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Travel SpotsKyoto’s Riverside Dining Decks Offer Gelato, Breakfast; Restaurants with Noryo Yuka Diversifying Amid Overseas Tourist Boom
KYOTO — Although Japan’s former capital boasts numerous tourist attractions, Noryo Yuka, summerti...
July 8, 2024
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Travel SpotsKyoto: Beer Garden Opens at Kamishichiken; Yukata-Clad Maiko, Geiko Serve Visitors
KYOTO - Kaburenjo’s annual summer beer garden has kicked off in the Kamishichiken district in Kyo...
July 5, 2024
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Travel SpotsKyoto: City Govt. Plans Trial Project to Allow View of Gion Festival Procession from Rooftop; Trial Limited to 100 Applicants
KYOTO - A trial project allowing visitors to watch a festival procession from a rooftop garden wi...
June 21, 2024
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Japan In FocusKyoto: Ducklings Safely Make Way to Kamo River from Kyoto Temple in City’s Yearly Duck Procession
KYOTO — With the help of local residents and police officers, six ducklings waddled about 600 met...
June 8, 2024
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Kyoto: Should Dark History of Brothels Be Passed On
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‘Photo Time’ for Noh, Kabuki Audiences Spreading in Kansai Region; Traditional Arts Working to Draw in Audiences
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Earthquake Measuring Magnitude 4.3 Hits Kyoto Prefecture; No Tsunami Expected (Update 1)
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Anselm Kiefer Solo Exhibition Held in Kyoto’s Nijo Castle; Post-WWII German Master Presents ‘Solaris’
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Green maple leaves charm visitors to Tofukuji temple in Kyoto