Kyoto University dorm pamphlet advises residents on how not to commit sexual...
Because some people may have never been told this before. Japan is a nation where, unfortunately, sexual harassment like groping and stalking is almost a daily feature in the news. While there are some...
View ArticleSurvey ranks Tokyo as the most desirable Japanese prefecture to live in,...
Top 10 results reveal the special places around Japan that people most want to live in. Japan has 47 prefectures stretched out between its five main islands, and each one is great to live in for its...
View ArticleWe test out Honda’s free rental motorbike program and eat disease-thwarting...
Cruise around town and experience a different side of Kyoto in style and comfort. Japan is largely praised for its efficient transportation system. Often it feels like you can get anywhere by train or...
View ArticleWhere are all the beautiful women in Japan? Survey investigates
Top 10 results suggest you’ll have to travel outside of Tokyo to find the most beauties. Visitors to Japan usually visit the main tourist hubs of Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, but there are 43 other...
View ArticleThe sad, snickering truth behind Kyoto’s trendy holding-hands date spot【Photos】
Enjoy the moment while it lasts, because the two of you might not last forever. Kyoto is one of the most beautiful places in Japan, and the city’s aesthetic charms aren’t limited to temples and...
View ArticlePopular tourist spots in Kyoto look like a ghost town due to coronavirus
Everyone staying indoors means no one is going sightseeing. Coronavirus is becoming more serious in Japan by the day. Some areas are currently in the middle of a state of emergency due to the...
View ArticleGoodbye, Kyoto Animation Studio #1 – Arson-struck studio now completely...
Question now becomes what to do with vacant lot in Kyoto’s Fushimi Ward. Spring, traditionally, is the time for new beginnings in Japan. Not only is it when the flowers bloom and the snow melts, but...
View Article188-year-old Kyoto tea merchant offers beautiful Hydrangea Parfait as nearby...
As the summer rains and summer flowers return, so too does this special treat. The city of Uji, in Kyoto Prefecture, is pretty much synonymous with tea, and with good reason. Uji produces some of the...
View ArticleKyoto man arrested after clerk mishears him say “I have SARS.”
Wrongfully accused man also loses job after being labelled as “the SARS guy.” At about one o’clock in the afternoon on 31 March, as Japan was just getting warmed up to the possibility of a COVID-19...
View ArticleKyoto cafe with unfortunate name, gorgeous sandwiches keeps getting mistaken...
If only the owner’s dad had been able to see into the future… Hironori Tateishi is the owner of a cafe in Kyoto, and he’s good at his job. A quick look at the restaurant’s Instagram account turns up...
View ArticleFull-size Evangelion statue appears at Japanese theme park with entry plug...
Nerv’s Kyoto branch says its looking for pilots. Toei Kyoto Studio Park, also known as Toei Uzumasa Eigamura, is central Japan’s overlooked theme park. Universal Studios Japan, located over the...
View ArticleKyoto’s annual giant mountain bonfire displays drastically reduced in 2020
Gozan no Okuribi organizers strike a balance between tradition and safety. Every year in August, during the Obon season in Japan, Kyoto holds the Gozan no Okuribi event in which gigantic shapes are...
View ArticleAuthentic kimono fashions await you in Animal Crossing from Kyoto furisode...
The custom design function in Animal Crossing: New Horizons allows Chiso to share their 2020 furisode kimono line-up with the masses. Chiso is a name synonymous with both quality and history in the...
View ArticleOrganizers angered as ceremonial giant kanji “fire” in Kyoto lit early and...
Whoever did this made a “big” mistake. As we reported previously, Kyoto’s annual Gozan no Okuribi ceremony, in which massive shapes are made using several bonfires on mountainsides, has been...
View ArticleMatcha parfait ice cream bars: Kyoto tea store deconstructs parfaits, creates...
We try the most beautiful ice creams in Japan. There are many places to get green tea sweets in Japan, but those serious about quality, looks, and refinement know there’s one place everyone needs to...
View ArticleMan arrested in Kyoto after failing to return rental car over a year past...
Late fee works out to be more than the cost of a new car. On 5 September, Kyoto Prefectural Police arrested 44-year-old Masafumi Hagiwara in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City, for embezzlement. The charge?...
View ArticleBuild-it-yourself takeout ramen kits are our new favorite noodle lunch in Tokyo
There are two options: a ready-to-eat bowl, and a make-it-yourself bowl! In light of the social distancing recommendations put in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus, many more restaurants in...
View ArticleKyoto’s Kinkakuji creates unusual photo opportunity for visitors
World Heritage-listed Golden Pavilion is currently covered up for repairs, but that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to see the building. Kinkakuji, or the “Golden Pavilion” as it’s commonly known, is...
View ArticleKyoto voted as the Best Big City in the world by international travelers,...
Condé Nast Traveler readers think Kyoto is the best city for travel. There are plenty of exceptional places to travel in the world, but we’d like to think that Japan is one of the best. Beautiful...
View ArticleNo school trip? No problem! Japanese students to go on a virtual school trip...
Junior high school students at one school are learning Japanese culture by recreating historical sites in the popular game. Autumn is a popular season for school trips, when whole grades of students...
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