Beer brands brewed on the premises of a theme park in Kyotango, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, have gained a high reputation in domestic and international contests. One of the brands is made using a local rice and another has a distinctive smoky flavor. A representative of the company which operates...

The long-established Japanese confectionery "Hashiriimochi Roho," in Yawata City, Kyoto Prefecture, created the sweet treat, "Shokado Afternoon Tea," which was inspired by the quartered meal boxes of "Shokado-bento" that originated in Yawata City. Bite-size rice cakes and other items are arranged into the cross-partitioned box. It has a colorful appearance,...

The "Gion Shirakawa Sakura Light-up," which was suspended due to difficulty in ensuring safety as tourists increased, will resume next spring after a three year hiatus. The cityscape with cherry blossoms and Kyoto's traditional townhouses standing in a row, mainly along the Shirakawa River in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, will be...

Kyoto City Government estimated that there would be need for 40,000 hotel rooms by 2020, however, calculations by the Kyoto Shimbun found that the total number of hotel rooms located in Kyoto City has already exceeded 40,000, and will surpass 50,000 within two years. In response to an increasing number...

The research institute of Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha, a sect headquartered at Nishi Hongwanji Temple, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, reported its questionnaire result. It concluded that the amount of monetary offerings and priests' financial sense caused negative impressions of temples and priests, shedding light on the long-standing delicate relation between priests and...

Beer and whisky factory tours have enjoyed high popularity in Otokuni District, Kyoto Prefecture. Japanese manufacturing, which blends cutting-edge technology and the skills of Japanese traditionally-minded craftsman, has also attracted attention from foreign people. Suntory Kyoto Brewery in Nagaokakyo City, Kyoto Prefecture, located near Hankyu Nishiyama-tennozan Station, was completed in...

Nishiki Market in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, is known as "Kyoto's kitchen." Along with its increasing number of foreign tourists, "eating while walking" has also rapidly spread, prompting the promotion association of the market's shopping district, also located in Nakagyo Ward, to begin efforts from this autumn to ask visitors to...