She wears her hair like a bunny, dons a kimono sash made of Nishijin silk with a lipstick motif, and uses suspenders to keep her sash up. Maria Kawahara has a unique take on tradition working as a kimono designer in Kyoto, a city all about tradition. "Tradition is about...

Fascinated with the beauty and charms of Kyoto's entertainment district, an Austrian woman has been learning "Nihon Buyo," or Japanese classical dance, staying in Kyoto City for several months at a time for the past two years. She practices the dance very hard, and said, "I want to know the...

A special exhibition, "Fudo Myo-ou: The Deity who Watched Over the Turbulent Periods," featuring the Kannon-do Hall of Byodo-in Temple, Uji, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture, and the beliefs of Fudo, started on April 13 at Hoshokan Museum in the temple's precincts. A total of 20 items, particularly the recently repaired...

On April 16, the electric car "Detroit," imported from the United States 100 years ago, was driven in Okazaki Park in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, and attracted the attention of car enthusiasts and tourists. The electric car is owned by "GS Yuasa," a leading battery manufacturer headquartered in Minami Ward, Kyoto....

The Aoi Festival is one of Kyoto's three major festivals and will be held on May 15. Shiho Sakashita, a company employee from Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, was selected as the 63rd "Saio-dai," or heroine of the Aoi Festival. The "Aoi-Matsuri Gyoretsu Hozonkai," or Aoi Festival procession conservation group, made the...

A presentation event in Japanese by foreigners living in Yawata City, Kyoto Prefecture, was held at a meeting hall of Shokado Garden Art Museum in Yawata, Yawata City, on March 25. Vietnamese, Pakistani and other foreigners gave fluent speeches about cultural differences and impressions of Japan. The presenters were five...

"Women, please leave the ring." This announcement was made several times to the women who entered the sumo ring to administer emergency medical care when Ryozo Tatami, mayor of Maizuru City, collapsed giving a speech in the ring at Maizuru Grand Sumo Tournament held in Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture, on...