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This non-sweet matcha treat is one of our new favorite Kyoto snack...
Umami no Mi Gyokuro is waiting right outside the Shinkansen gate at Kyoto Station. Half the fun of traveling in Japan is trying out special local foods, and half the fun of local foods is local...
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How to make Kyoto’s most famous dessert, nama yatsuhashi, with your microwave
A surprisingly simple way to give your taste buds a trip to Kyoto whenever you want to. A trip to Kyoto will leave you with life-long memories of the city’s tranquil gardens, historic architecture,...
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Kyoto losing its luster as a school trip destination as tourist crowds...
Report says schools are looking at alternatives to the traditional top school trip destination. When asked why he’d stopped dining at a restaurant he used to frequent, Yogi Berra famously answered...
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Beautiful Naked digital art event comes to Kyoto’s Nijo Castle after dark...
As the sun goes down, the lights go on for an amazing illumination of Kyoto’s 345-year-old castle and its fall-color gardens. Given its historical significance and location in the eminently classy...
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Burger King Japan creates Kyoto Whopper, its most Japanese burger ever, with...
237-year-old Kyoto rice merchant helps make a new kind of rice burger. Burger King, as the chain makes clear right from the start, is all about hamburgers, the most American of sandwiches. Meanwhile,...
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Taking the Kyoto overnight bus for the first time
Udonko makes her maiden voyage on an overnight bus, but will she regret the decision? “Take the Shinkansen” is the default answer to the question of how to travel between many places in Japan, but...
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Kyoto Whopper divides customers at Burger King Japan
Japanese rice specialist turns the Whopper on its head, but was it worth it? Back in 1987, Japanese burger chain Mos Burger changed the fast food scene by adding the Mos Rice Burger to the menu, with...
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Kyoto cookies let you create your own edible 3-D forest world
Little Forest Cookie Can is like eating a page out of a storybook. There are lots of souvenirs you can buy in Kyoto, but if you’re looking for one you can interact with, then Comori has what you’re...
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Scarier than a haunted house? Kyoto hidden-meaning “mean” manners escape...
“Would you like some rice with green tea and pickles?” In recent years we’ve been seeing a rise in timed escape rooms, haunted houses, and other walk-through entertainment experiences that combine...
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Starbucks teams up with 165-year-old Kyoto doll maker for Year of the Snake...
Higashiyama palace doll artisans turn their talents to Year of the Snake collection. A unique quirk of New Year’s in Japan is that the country goes by the solar/Gregorian calendar and has its...
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Kyoto reportedly planning to raise hotel guest taxes, create highest...
Top tier would charge 10,000 yen per person per night. Though it’s always been one of Japan’s most popular travel destinations, the city of Kyoto is currently experiencing an unprecedented surge in...
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These nine Kyoto restaurants are the newest to receive Michelin guide...
Guide won’t be released in full until later this year, but here are nine Kyoto spots to add to your to-eat itinerary right now. Kyoto and Osaka are two of Japan’s most popular travel destinations, and...
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Tourists in Kyoto cause chaos at railway crossing near Fushimi Inari Taisha
Overtourism leads to frightening scenes at a busy train crossing. Kyoto has long been feeling the strain of overtourism, which not only places a burden on tourist sites but local residents, who find...
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Naked meets Kyoto’s Nijo Castle again for a nighttime sakura digital art...
Thankfully, there’s still no actual nudity attached to these modern-meets-traditional installations to celebrate the spring. While many parts of Japan are still blanketed with snow, that hasn’t...
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Experience picking your own tea with a side of history at Chazuna in Kyoto’s...
We’re ready to spill the tea on this spring’s event in Japan’s most famous city for green tea. Visitors from around the world flock to Kyoto Prefecture’s Uji City for some of the best-quality,...
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Kyotram brings new luxury look to public transport in Kyoto
Glamorous streetcar on historic tram line is ready to give you the best ride around town. There are a number of ways to get around Kyoto but the newest and brightest way to do it is with a ride on the...
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Kyoto’s most beautiful parfait cafes add sakura sweets for spring
Cherry blossom season arrives at Itohkyuemon. In Japan, there are a number of parks, gardens, and streets that are famous for their cherry blossom trees, drawing visitors to them every spring when the...
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As more foreign visitors visit Kyoto’s top sights, Japanese travelers...
Study finds locals avoiding famous temples and other spots booming with overseas tourists, heading elsewhere instead. Japan is in the middle of an unprecedentedly huge inbound international travel...
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Naruto Shippuden x Maeda Coffee collaboration cafe event is coming to Kyoto...
“Believe it!” or not, it’s the perfect season to enjoy coffee in the company of some old shinobi friends (and foes). It’s hard to believe that the final volume of the hit Naruto manga was published...
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Kyoto’s most popular local sweets get a soft spin with Fuwafuwa Otabe【Taste...
Taste-testing Kyoto’s newest selling-out sweet sensation. Kyoto is famous not just for its historical sites and refined culture, but for its delicious food too. That includes sweets, and Kyoto’s...
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