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  • Tram with Warm and Comfy Coal-fired Stoves
    Sagano Scenic Railway in Kyoto Prefecture

     
    8 December 2016
  • Second Series of "Destination Sign" Towels to Be Sold
    From November by Kyoto Municipal Transportation Bureau

     
    23 September 2016
  • Oh, Looking Different from Usual...
    90-Degree Turn of JR Stations' Benches in Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures

     
    21 September 2016
  • JR Otsu Station Turning into "Vierra Otsu"
    Grand Opening on October 1

     
    23 August 2016
  • Photo= The foreigner-friendly taxi stand set up at the square in front of the Central Gate of JR Kyoto Station (Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto)

    Foreigner-Friendly Taxi Stand Liked by Most Passengers
    Kyoto City Government's Survey

     
    27 June 2016
  • Foreigner-Friendly Taxi Stand
    At Kyoto Station, First Trial in Japan

     
    1 March 2016
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    JR-West Sells SIM Card at Kyoto Station
    Tax-free Service at Nijo Station

     
    21 February 2016
  • Quadrilingual "Finger-point Conversation Board"
    Installed in City Buses

     
    17 November 2015
  • Photo= Autumn leaves arching over the railway track section called "Momiji Tunnel" are illuminated (Eizan Electric Railway Kurama Line)

    Tunnel of Autumnal Foliage through Train Windows
    Illumination along Eizan Railway, Kyoto

     
    7 November 2015
  • Photo= Rendering of the renovated Otsu Station building's facade

    JR Otsu Station's Renovation to Have Open-Feeling Appearance
    Reopening Next Autumn

     
    1 October 2015
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    JR-West Expands Foreign Staff for Tourism Season
    Uniform Also Redesigned

     
    28 September 2015
  • Photo= Open-top double-decker bus which will run as a regular tour bus from October

    Open-top Double-deckers for Kyoto Tourism
    Joint Operation by Keihan and Others from October

     
    28 August 2015
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    Kintetsu Railway Introduces Station Numbering
    Easy Guidance for Foreign Tourists

     
    20 August 2015
  • Photo= A foreign passenger making inquiries of a staff member at the terminal building's tourist information center (2nd Wharf, Maizuru West Port, Matsukage, Maizuru City, Kyoto Prefecture)

    Hospitality for Passengers after Large-sized Cruise Ship's Port Entry
    Maizuru, Kyoto

     
    31 July 2015
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    Domestic Taxis Satisfy 90 % of Foreign Users
    Questionnaire for Foreign Tourists in Kyoto

     
    11 June 2015
  • Photo= Passengers enjoy the scenery from aboard the tram which has resumed operation (March 1, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto)

    Tram Starts, Inviting Spring to Gorge
    Along Hozu River, Kyoto

     
    1 March 2015
  • Photo= Chopsticks with designed after the "Randen Pato Train"

    "Randen Pato Train" Chopsticks Made
    "Bridge" to the Safety and Security

     
    13 January 2015
  • "SL Kita Biwako-go" Runs Quickly through Late-Autumn Northern Lake Biwa
    JR Hokuriku Line, Shiga Prefecture

     
    16 November 2014
  • Paper-cutting Train Wrap, All Aboard!
    Maibara Station's 50th Anniversary, Shiga Prefecture

     
    11 September 2014
  • Biwako Ohashi Bridge's First Pedestrianization
    Commemoration for Its 50th Anniversary on September 28

     
    25 August 2014
  • Photo= Passengers enjoying the view from the tram which has resumed service (March 1, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto)

    Tram Dashing towards Spring
    Service Resumes at Hozukyo Gorge

     
    1 March 2014
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    10-yen Fare Increase for Kyoto City Bus and Subway
    From April 2014

     
    19 November 2013
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    Mobile Internet Access Available All along Karasuma Line
    Kyoto City Subway Line

     
    25 September 2013
  • Photo= Families with lots of luggage ready to board the incoming Shinkansen (August 10, JR Kyoto Station, Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto)

    Long Lines to Hometowns
    Homecoming Rush in Kyoto and Shiga Prefectures

     
    10 August 2013
  • "SL Kita Biwako-go" running powerfully through lush wheat fields and fresh greenery (10:19 a.m., May 19, Takahashi-cho, Nagahama City, Shiga

    SL Kita Biwako-go
    Spring Operation Starts

     
    19 May 2013
  • Excited kindergarten pupils smile aboard the tram running along the Hozukyo Gorge (March 1, Nishikyo Ward, Kyoto City, near Hozukyo Torokko Station)

    Tram Runs through Valley in Early Spring
    Sight-Seeing Service Resumes

     
    1 March 2013
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