A shinkansen bullet train featuring Hello Kitty livery went on display at Kyoto Railway Museum on Feb. 22. Children and railway enthusiasts have been enjoying viewing the 500 series shinkansen car, whose white body is decorated with images of pink ribbons to mimic the look of the popular character of...

A newly constructed contemporary art section in a Kyoto museum that will exhibit works from various genres including manga and fashion has been shown to the press before the museum's reopening in March. The new section of the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art was added to the northeast part...

"Nagahama Distillery," a whisky distillery run by Nagahama Roman Beer Co. Ltd., Asahi-cho, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture, has launched its malt whiskey, "AMAHAGAN World Malt Edition No.3." The new whiskey is the third whiskey of the AMAHAGAN series. This is a blend of malt whiskies produced in a Scottish distillery...

"Fine up to 10,000 yen without photo permit." The local council has decided to prohibit taking photos without permission on private roads in the southern district of Gion-Machi in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, where visitors from Japan and abroad concentrate and troublesome behavior has become a problem. While not legally binding,...

Women's formal wear known as "Robe Décolleté," which the Empress is expected to wear for Emperor Naruhito's enthronement celebration parade, is gaining popularity as a wedding dress among brides. Rental inquiries have rapidly increased after the Emperor rose to the throne this May at Kamigamo Shrine in Kita Ward, Kyoto...

The Tokyo 2020 Paralympics are set to begin on Aug. 25, roughly two weeks after the close of Tokyo 2020 Olympics. As the opening of the Paralympics nears, there are more instances of para athletes appearing in newspapers or on television, yet there is not as much interest in the...

A quail egg bought at a supermarket has hatched... The quail's "foster parent" is Shuto Kadono, a 10-year-old fourth grader at Iseda Municipal Elementary School, in Iseda-cho, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture. Looking gently at his grown quail, he said, "I hope it has a long healthy life." He presented his...