Kyoto
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Travel SpotsKyoto’s Gion Festival Offers Premium Seats for ¥400,000 Each
Want to be treated like a VIP while watching a procession during Kyoto’s famed Gion Matsuri Festival...
June 20, 2023
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Travel SpotsKyoto: Refresh Yourself in Low Mountain Rich in History
KYOTO — Tourists visiting Kyoto have quite a number of hills and small mountains to choose from that...
May 20, 2023
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Travel SpotsSummer Tradition Begins in Kyoto
Tourists from around the country and abroad savor the refreshing breeze as they dine on traditional ...
May 2, 2023
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Japan In FocusKyoto: Should Dark History of Brothels Be Passed On
YAWATA, Kyoto — A quarter that once flourished as a red-light district in southern Kyoto Prefecture ...
April 16, 2023
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Japan In FocusKyoto: Locals Strive to Rejuvenate Folktale-Linked Urashima Shrine
INE, Kyoto — Locals in the small seaside town of Ine in Kyoto Prefecture are raising funds to repair...
April 1, 2023
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Travel SpotsKinkakuji to Raise Admission Fees in April
KYOTO (Jiji Press) — Kinkakuji, an iconic temple in the western Japan city of Kyoto, will raise admi...
January 22, 2023
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Japan In FocusKyoto: Buddha Descends from Heaven, via Drone
KYOTO — In the Buddhist view, Amitabha Buddha is said to descend from heaven on a cloud to pick up p...
January 14, 2023
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Travel SpotsKyoto: Unique Starbucks Blends into Kyoto Townscape
KYOTO — On the Ninenzaka slope leading to Kiyomizu Temple, a World Heritage site in Kyoto, a 100-yea...
January 14, 2023
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Travel SpotsKyoto’s Yasaka Shrine: New Year’s karuta card event held for 1st time in 3 years
A karuta card-matching game traditionally played at New Year’s was held at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto’s ...
January 4, 2023
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Travel SpotsKyoto Station Building wows visitors with LED Christmas tree
Visitors look at a 21.5-meter-tall image of a Christmas tree created using 15,000 LEDs on the grand ...
December 20, 2022
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Travel SpotsKyoto: Geiko, maiko carry on performing in Kyoto
KYOTO — Kyoto’s geisha districts are at last showing signs of recovery after being hit hard by the C...
December 17, 2022
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Travel SpotsGeisha watch kabuki in masks for annual outing
Geiko and maiko in face masks pass the time in their sajiki box seats before the start of a kabuki s...
December 6, 2022
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Travel SpotsMorning sightseers fueling rebound in Kyoto tourism
KYOTO — Tourists keen to visit Kyoto attractions but equally keen to avoid big crowds are increasing...
November 27, 2022
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Kyoto: Should Dark History of Brothels Be Passed On
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Green maple leaves charm visitors to Tofukuji temple in Kyoto