PET bottle cap... throw it. There is a 19-year-old man who is giving that his all. He is Wakuya Hino, a sophomore in the Faculty of Law at Kyoto University, who goes by "Wakkyai" on social media and in his various activities. He first threw a cap at the age...

On April 19, West Japan Railway Company started an information service using special terminals to enable easy searches for available coin-operated lockers within and around Kyoto Station Building, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto. The aim is to make it more convenient for the increasing number of foreign tourists visiting Japan by allowing...

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...