A store specializing in curry in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, will start to provide Japanese style curry whose ingredients and cooking method have been adapted to be "Halal" in adherence to Islamic law. According to "Kyoto Halal Network Association," which is based in Nakagyo Ward and cooperated in introducing halal-compliant foods...

Prototype manufacturer crossEffect, Inc., in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, which develops precision organ models for surgical training, and SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd., together with other organizations, announced on March 15 that they will start marketing 3D printed heart models. They have improved the quality of the models, including texture, over existing...

A fanzine sales event which is regularly held by fans of "Kantai Collection -KanColle-" in Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture, is having a favorable impact on the local economy, particularly through food and accommodations for visitors who gather from all over the country. KanColle is a popular browser game with characters...

Interest in a gigantic inflatable "kokeshi" Japanese doll ballooned recently on social media when local authorities requested exhibition organizers to display it lying on its side. The organizers had originally planned to set up the doll at the ROHM Theatre Kyoto in its usual vertical position but had to lay...

There have been frequent appearances of a Japanese macaque and its infant pouncing on worshippers and tourists and invading stores on Inariyama Mountain, which is in the precincts of Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine, Fushimi Ward, Kyoto. The shrine's popularity has been soaring among tourists from abroad. The Fushimi Ward Office's...

"Biwako-no-Mieru-Oka," the observation area of Hakodateyama Ski Resort in Hiokimae, Imazu-cho, Takashima City, Shiga Prefecture, is open to the public even during the winter season. Its vast panoramic view of Lake Biwa resting beyond a silver world is gaining popularity. The Biwako-no-Mieru-Oka hill is 630 meters above sea level and...

On February 15, "Gion Kobu Kabukai," or the preservation society for dance performance of the Gion Kobu district in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, announced that it would create attire that imitates the kimono from former performances in the Minamiza Theatre and hold a collective dancers' performance in the kimono in April....