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This buffet offers over 100 matcha-infused choices for the ultimate matcha...
That includes nearly 30 different matcha sweets and 50 kinds of ice cream! Kyoto is famous for its matcha – or powdered green tea, for those of you not in the know – as Uji City, located in southern...
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Tokyo ranked as most livable city in the world in annual survey
Two other Japanese cities join the capital in top 25 of international quality of life ranking. For the past 11 years, British-based lifestyle magazine Monocle has published a ranking of the most...
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Super green, super matcha instant curry from Kyoto gets a new and improved...
This revamped instant matcha curry improves on taste, cuts back on the bitterness. When we gave it a taste a few months ago, the instant matcha curry from Kyoto deceived us with its pungent curry...
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Draw-your-own fox charms are one of the highlights of Kyoto’s famous Fushimi...
Go for the history and culture. Stay for the silly artwork. With no shortage of historical and culturally significant sites, Japan’s former capital of Kyoto has, in recent years, drawn in over 8.7...
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Kyoto city deals with doggy doo problems on its streets using nothing more...
“Operation Yellow Chalk” is making waves for how incredibly simple yet effective it is at getting people to pick up after their pet. I grew up in a home where we always had at least one dog or cat...
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Star Wars director Rian Johnson prays for upcoming film’s success at scenic...
Unveils an incredibly cool Japanese ink painting that we all want to adorn in our rooms. The wildly successful Star Wars franchise has spawned a huge fan base in Japan, and it’s not unusual for the...
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30-ton One Piece Stone Art Shown in Captivating Drone Footage
Luffy and the Straw Hat Crew are taking over Kyoto this week, including an exhibition inside and outside the prominent Daikaku-ji Temple. Visitors can explore the exhibition’s story through...
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Kyoto’s fox bride wedding kimono makeovers let you indulge in cultural cosplay
Photos studio in the historical Arashiyama neighborhood offers a makeover/photo package you won’t find anywhere else. Like many photo studios in Kyoto, Studio Kokoro offers plans in which customers...
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Mr. Sato visits the “shrine of money” in Kyoto
Turns out, if you want to pray for money, there’s a really long line. Like many of us, Mr. Sato is unsatisfied with his current financial situation. And with another term of Abenomics on the horizon...
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Mr. Sato gets his palm read by a computer at Kyoto Tower
It just wouldn’t be a trip to Kyoto without an automated fortune telling. One common but often overlooked fixture of the Japanese urban landscape are fortune tellers and palm readers, often found in...
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Kyoto “Cloud Drink” lets you taste the weather as it turns into rain and...
This is the sweetest shower of rain we’ve ever seen! Kyoto is best known around the world for all its beautifully preserved shrines and temples, but in amongst the traditional landscape you’ll find a...
View ArticleOne of Kyoto’s best secret ramen restaurants isn’t a restaurant at all – it’s...
This ramen chef could work anywhere, but there’s a special reason he’s kept coming back to the same place for almost 30 years. While Japan’s nationwide ramen chains are never a bad choice for a meal,...
View ArticleKyoto tourist crowds disappearing due to coronavirus outbreak, creating...
Local shopkeeper says drop in tourist traffic is most dramatic in over 30 years. There’s a bit of a paradox with Kyoto. Pretty much anyone who has even a passing interest in Japan wants to take a trip...
View ArticleKyoto’s Shrine of Severing Ties does its job a little too well again…by...
This (un)lucky recipient of the shrine’s divine power also shares a list of tips to be aware of before praying at the infamous shrine. Yasui Konpiragu is a shrine in Kyoto’s Higashiyama district. As...
View ArticleKyoto starts new “Empty” tourism campaign to attract tourists during...
Visitors to Kyoto have plummeted, prompting a new series of ads showing sites like the Arashiyama bamboo forest totally devoid of people. Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto is one of the country’s...
View ArticleNew cat café Neko Tapi in Kyoto combines bubble tea with beautiful cats!
Sit, sip, and be soothed by tabby cats and tapioca tea. Two things high up on the “guaranteed serotonin boost” list: a fun drink at a cute café and giving a small, fuzzy animal a pet on the head. Too...
View ArticleJapanese photographer captures the beauty of Kyoto in the snow 【Photos】
Visit famous tourist spots like you’ve never seen them before. Japanese temples and shrines are often dubbed “power spots” in Japan due to the inherent, mystical beauty that makes them feel as if...
View ArticleKyoto Mystery Spot: vending machine near one of Kyoto’s oldest temples sells...
We’ll give you a hint: this vending machine will provide you divine protection while on the go. A characteristic feature of the Japanese landscape, whether urban or rural, is the omnipresent light of...
View ArticleMcDonald’s worker tests positive for coronavirus in Japan, branch closes for...
Infected staff member served food to customers at the register without wearing a mask. More than 1,000 people in Japan, including those on the Diamond Princess cruise ship, have been infected with the...
View ArticleVisiting Kyoto’s Pool of Blood — A ghost-hunting alternative to the city’s...
Rumored to be haunted by multiple spirits and located near the grave of Emperor Saga. There are certain spots that are on everyone’s Kyoto itinerary. Kinkakuji (the Golden Pavilion), is a perennial...
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