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Emergency Medical Workers in Kyoto Express Outrage at the Media in the Wake...
In Kyoto, a tragic and fatal incident unfolded involving an unlicensed driver who ran their car into a crowd of people consisting of elementary school children and a pregnant woman. It’s one of those...
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TripAdvisor Ranks Top 20 Japanese Travel Destinations For Foreign Visitors,...
The Japanese arm of tourism website TripAdvisor gathered user comments and evaluations from the past year and used them to rank the Top 20 travel destinations in Japan over that time. Hiroshima...
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Is It Possible to Take a Photo of Mount Fuji from Kyoto? One Teacher Says Yes
Alright all you photographers, this might be your chance to take a historical, never-before seen shot of Mt. Fuji taken 261km (162mi) away in Kyoto. Although it was calculated to be possible by a...
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Kyoto Noodle House Serves One Big, Long Noodle
Udon is one of Japan’s most well-loved noodles dishes, ranking in line with soba and ramen. Everyone has an opinion over which is the tastiest, but those who like a bit of girth in their noodles will...
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【Nerdy Travel】 Anime Fan Treks the Globe with Cardboard Cutout Wolf Bride
Eternal animé fan and Eurasian student Fabrice Requin is on a mission; a mission to transport his cardboard cut-out “bride” Holo around the planet and visit as many scenic locations together as...
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Minecraft User Decides to Make Kinkakuji, Eventually Creates the Entire City...
Oh, Minecraft. You masterful time-suck! How is it that I can spend thirty hours of my life playing you, but only land up with a shanty of a shack and a tunnel that continues into the ground because...
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Japanese Permanent Resident Status to be Awarded to Overseas Students? A New...
On April 10, the mayor of Kyoto Keiji Yamada made public his intentions to appeal to the government to award overseas students who graduate from Kyoto University with the right to permanent residence....
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Cute Kyoto! We Taste Hidden Delights From a Traditional Sweet House in Pontocho
Pontocho is one of Kyoto’s most beautiful geisha districts. With traditional tea houses, restaurants and bars all crowded together along atmospheric, stone-paved narrow lanes, this area breathes the...
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“So a Muslim, a Christian and a Buddhist enter a marathon race” is not the...
The city of Kyoto is considering including a special interfaith relay race segment to the third annual Kyoto marathon to take place in February 2014. Kyoto dispatched a city worker to observe the June...
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Kyoto Aquarium serving up cute breads…and tadpole soup?
Kyoto may be well-known for its traditional buildings and breathtaking temples, but there’s also a different side to the city; one that’s totally modern and cute! Kyoto Aquarium is giving us a peek...
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Get paid 10 bucks an hour to sit and take naps at Kyoto pickle shop
Nestled in the mountains of Sakyo, Kyoto lies Yasehieizan-guchi Station. Expect for the autumn when tourists from neighboring cities flock to see the changing foliage, it’s an almost eerily quiet...
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The restaurant that powered the team behind one of Nintendo’s biggest hits
Kyoto has a long-standing reputation as a center of traditional culture, justified by its numerous significant temples and shrines, not to mention the artwork they house and their surrounding gardens....
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The top 10 sightseeing spots in Kyoto Prefecture
With more than a thousand unique temples and countless sites of natural beauty, planning a short trip to Kyoto can be no easy task. Thankfully, there’s a Japanese travel website that’s made things...
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Head patrol officer goes on a molesting spree, ‘Just couldn’t forget the...
Last month a man was caught red-handed groping an innocent office lady on a train in Kyoto, in violation of the region’s laws against causing public disturbances. The man was put under immediate...
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We visit the breast darn art exhibit in Kyoto this summer: Oppai Art Lab 2013
Kenin Temple is a historic landmark in Kyoto which houses works of art such as Japan’s national treasure, Tawaraya Sotatsu’s Fujin and Raijin. This stoic building is said to be Japan’s oldest Zen...
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Return of the ice cream freezer diver—or is it?!
Earlier this hot and muggy month, ice cream fans were shocked at the reckless behaviour of one young man who dove inside a freezer at a Lawson convenience store to beat the heat, planting his sweaty...
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Enjoy Kyoto (Part 1) — Stay in a restored traditional machiya house!
The ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto is undoubtedly one of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan for foreign and Japanese travelers alike, and with good reason — there’s a whole lot to see,...
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Enjoy Kyoto (Part 2) — Take a tour of Sumiya, the only remaining ageya...
In Part One of our series of articles on some original ways to enjoy the ancient city of Kyoto, I described what it was like to stay in a restored traditional machiya house during my recent trip to...
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Enjoy Kyoto (Part 3) — The ultimate breakfast? Try $45 rice porridge at a...
In the first two articles of our three-part series on interesting ways to enjoy Kyoto based on my recent visit to the popular tourist city, I have already written about an attractive place to stay and...
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It’s a burger! It’s a pizza! It’s Megaburgerpizza!
Ever have trouble deciding whether you want to have a burger or pizza? Kyoto pizza parlor Pizza Little Party is hoping you choose to have both with their Megaburgerpizza. They’re also apparently tired...
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