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  • Biography of Jakucho Setouchi Written by Her Former Secretary
    Jakucho's Heart Revealed to People Close to Her

     
    13 March 2023
  • Fermentation under way for new sake at Kyoto Pref. brewery

     
    14 February 2023
  • Kabuki signboards under preparation in Kyoto

     
    6 December 2022
  • Brad Pitt Has Come to Kyoto for Film Promotion
    Shinkansen Was "Surreal"

     
    30 August 2022
  • Taka Yama Float's Full Return to Kyoto Gion Festival's Second Procession after 196 Years
    Imposing Dignity Met with Applause

     
    5 August 2022
  • First Float Procession, One Highlight of Kyoto's Gion Festival, Takes Place
    Two-Year Hiatus due to COVID-19 Pandemic

     
    5 August 2022
  • Release of Kyoto Animation's new film postponed amid virus scare

     
    6 April 2020
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    Kyoto museum to reopen in March with new contemporary art section

     
    19 November 2019
  • A cross-shaped Western sword owned by Fujisaka Shrine = courtesy of the Koka City Board of Education, Shiga Prefecture

    "Minakuchi Rapier" Found to Be Japan Made
    Traditional Rapier Handed Down to Shrine in Shiga

     
    29 October 2019
  • The Aoi Festival procession sets out from the Kyoto Imperial Palace (May 15, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto)

    First Aoi Festival in Reiwa Era
    Enchanting Picture Scroll of Heian Period

     
    10 June 2019
  • Rika Ouno who has been selected as the 64th Saio-dai (at a hotel in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto)

    Rika Ouno Selected as Aoi Festival's 64th Saio-dai
    Former High School Lacrosse National Champion

     
    8 May 2019
  • Photo= Visitors compare the differences in kimono worn by Geiko and Maiko (Kyoto Museum of Traditional Crafts, Fureaikan, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto)

    How Do Kimono Worn by Geiko and Maiko Differ?
    Five Entertainment Quarters' Attire Exhibition in Kyoto

     
    3 September 2018
  • Kyoto to host 3rd "Rimpa Rock" festival in Oct.

    Kyoto to host 3rd "Rimpa Rock" festival in Oct.

     
    10 August 2018
  • Photo= A part of the illustration depicts the Okuribi bonfire "I" (center), which seems to have been discontinued during the Meiji Period (Otani University Museum, Kita Ward, Kyoto)

    Illustration of Legendary Okuribi Bonfire "I" Exhibited
    Otani University Museum in Kyoto

     
    7 July 2018
  • Ninagawa exhibition expresses aura of Kyoto's geiko glamor

    Ninagawa exhibition expresses aura of Kyoto's geiko glamor

     
    27 May 2018
  • Kyoto kimono designer shines on Instagram

    Kyoto kimono designer shines on Instagram

     
    25 April 2018
  • Photo= Gioia Hader, who is practicing Nihon Buyo dance (Higashiyama Youth Action Center, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto)

    Austrian Woman Training in Nihon Buyo Dance
    Attracted by Entertainment District in Kyoto

     
    25 April 2018
  • Photo= Shiho Sakashita who has been chosen as the 63rd Saio-dai (2:40 p.m., April 13, Kyoto Heian Hotel, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto)

    Aoi Festival Heroine Views Junihitoe as the Weight of Tradition
    Sixth Mother-Daughter Saio-dai

     
    23 April 2018
  • Photo= After giving speeches in Japanese, foreign participants receive questions from the audience (Shokado Garden Art Museum meeting hall, Yawata, Yawata City)

    Applying Make-up in Trains, Lots of Crows...
    Foreign Residents Surprised by Japan

     
    11 April 2018
  • Photo= An image uploaded to the online video platform "YouTube" on April 4. Some women were in the ring providing life-saving measures to Ryozo Tatami, mayor of Maizuru City, who collapsed.

    "Women, Leave the Ring" during First Aid Efforts
    Sumo Dilemma between Tradition and Life

     
    10 April 2018
  • Photo= Filming a video scene imagining a foreigner stopping by to greet a neighbor (Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto)

    Explanation of Unique Japanese Greetings
    Manners Video for Foreigners in Kyoto

     
    6 April 2018
  • Photo= An Australian university student tries out Japanese short sword making (Masahiro Tantoujou Sword Forge, Honme-cho, Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture)

    Many Foreign Tourists Enjoy Swordsmith Experience
    At Kyoto Prefecture's Only Forge

     
    5 April 2018
  • Photo= Miyamoto, whose collection of Clint Eastwood's movie posters was published in a book (Sakyo Ward, Kyoto)

    Eastwood's Posters Compiled into a Book
    By a Kyoto Collector

     
    5 April 2018
  • Kyoto makeup artist nominated for Oscar

    Kyoto makeup artist nominated for Oscar

     
    27 February 2018
  • Photo= A presenter introduces a Japanese song after his speech (Palette Joyo, Terada, Joyo City, Kyoto Prefecture)

    "OK" as Negation Confuses Foreigners
    Presentations in Kyoto Prefecture

     
    11 February 2018
  • Photo= A scene from the recently-discovered Charley Chase film. Chase plays the role of cameraman

    US Comedian Charley Chase's Long-Lost Film Discovered
    In Kyoto

     
    3 February 2018
  • Photo= Ryuichi Sakamoto

    Ryuichi Sakamoto Hopes for "Last Moment in Kyoto"
    Temporarily Possessed Bowie-Related Land

     
    20 January 2018
  • Photo= Geiko and maiko wearing rice-ear-shaped headpins for New Year, recite a chant for their proper attitude, including their devotion to enhancing their art skills (January 7, Gion Corner, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto)

    Geiko and Maiko Say "Happy New Year"
    New Year's Opening Ceremonies in Kyoto's Four Entertainment Quarters

     
    19 January 2018
  • In some parts of Kyoto, season's crop still the old-fashioned way - by hand

    In some parts of Kyoto, season's crop still the old-fashioned way - by hand

     
    24 November 2017
  • Backstage: Kyoto theater showcases Japanese avant-garde dance Butoh+

    Backstage: Kyoto theater showcases Japanese avant-garde dance Butoh

     
    24 November 2017
  • Mystic Kyoto: Target of curses shifting from love rivals to bosses at work

    Mystic Kyoto: Target of curses shifting from love rivals to bosses at work

     
    23 November 2017
  • an original mascot character called Hanatsutsumi-chan

    Kyoto artists promote Hanatsutsumi flower wrapping

     
    23 November 2017
  • Photo= Portion of the manuscript prepared as a scenario for the first episode of the cartoon, "Astro Boy" (from Makino's collection)

    Phantom 1st Episode of "Astro Boy"
    Includes Tezuka's Requests for Senario Modification

     
    12 October 2017
  • Photo= Corriveau facing actual cormorant fishing. She said, "Though there was poor visibility on the river due to rain on the previous day, the cormorants really worked well" (July 1, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto)

    Usho Apprentice with "Same Blue Eyes" Debuts
    Arashiyama, Kyoto

     
    15 July 2017
  • Photo= A cormorant fisher checks the cormorants' condition while adeptly handling the leads during the public training for "Ukai on the Uji River" (Uji, Uji City, Kyoto Prefecture)

    Brilliant Leash-Handling for Upcoming Cormorant Fishing Season
    Training on Uji River, Kyoto Prefecture

     
    27 June 2017
  • Photo= The Aoi Festival's Procession proceeding through Kyoto Imperial Park watched by a large number of people (May 15, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto)

    Aoi Festival Reproduces Imperial-Court Picture Scroll
    Cool, Light Breeze in Kyoto

     
    22 May 2017
  • Photo= An archer shooting an arrow from the back of a galloping horse that is kicking up a cloud of dust, in "Yabusame Shinji" (May 3, Shimogamo Shrine, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto)

    Valiant Mounted Archery Ritual under Fresh Green Canopy
    Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto

     
    16 May 2017
  • Aoi Festival, Tomita Chosen as "Saio-dai"
    Three Sisters to Participate with Pleasure

     
    18 April 2017
  • Photo= Ornately costumed, all the geisha and apprentice geisha appear in the finale "Kamishichiken Yakyoku" (March 24, Kamishichiken Kaburenjo Theater, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto)

    Gorgeous Dances Herald Spring
    "Kitano Odori" Has Begun in Kamishichiken, Kyoto

     
    7 April 2017
  • Visualizing Kyoto's Attractions with Latest Technology
    Promotion Video of "Culture City of East Asia" Complete

     
    4 April 2017
  • Photo= Junior and senior high school students and international students experience wearing kimono (Kyoto International Conference Center, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto)

    Dressed up in Kimono
    150 Junior High, Senior High and International Students Experience Kimono

     
    21 March 2017
  • Photo= Apprentice geisha from Gion Kobu, scattering "Setsubun" beans towards shrine visitors (Yasaka Shrine, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto)

    May Evil Go Away, May Happiness Come
    Lively "Setsubun" in Kyoto

     
    13 February 2017
  • Cultural Promotion from Remodeled Townhouse
    Opened in Kita Ward, Kyoto

     
    30 November 2016
  • For Lady GaGa's Costume, too?
    Tango Textiles of Kyoto Selected for Paris Fashion Week

     
    31 October 2016
  • Photo= The published book, " Aritsugu: An Inside Look at Kyoto's Renowned Artisanal Knife Maker since 1560."

    Secrets of Aritsugu in One Book
    Art of Long-Established Knife Maker Published

     
    10 September 2016
  • Experiencing "Japan" at International Congress
    Introducing Origami, etc. to Foreigners, Kyoto

     
    2 September 2016
  • Amazing! Noh and Kyogen Recital
    Foreigners' Practice Results Shown Off in Kyoto

     
    14 August 2016
  • Helmets' Beauty Stands Out
    History Traced in Hikone Castle Museum, Shiga Prefecture

     
    5 August 2016
  • Special Traditional Joint Performance by Kyoto's Five Entertainment Districts
    Early Summer Brilliance

     
    25 June 2016
  • English Tea Ceremony Course for Foreign Tourists
    Workshop Popular in Kyoto

     
    21 June 2016
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