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See Kyoto’s Nijo Castle in its original design with this virtual tour built...
Nijo Castle is one of Japan’s hottest tourist destinations…but for a truly unique historical tour, you need this Minecraft recreation based on the original design! Nijo Castle is easily among Kyoto’s...
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Exhibit in Kyoto features collaboration of anime and 400-year-old Rinpa...
This is what happens when you combine centuries-old traditional Japanese painting with modern anime, and we love it! If you’re interested in traditional Japanese art, you may be familiar with the...
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Interactive online map of Kyoto lets you toggle between modern day and the...
If you’re a history buff, or time traveler, this could come in handy. With all apologies to Nara, nowhere in Japan can match Kyoto’s reverent connection to its history. The city served as the seat of...
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Kyoto shrine goes full otaku with original moe priestess charms, smartphone...
Well, that’s one way to bring all the boys to your well-raked yard… Shrines and temples in Japan are no strangers to merch. Along with the usual prayer tablets and miniature fortune scrolls, visitors...
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Win “Exploring Kyoto” and “Kyoto—Heart of Japan” by answering this simple...
Heading to Kyoto soon? Simply want to know more about Japan’s ancient capital? We have the perfect book and DVD for you—and you could win them by answering one easy question! Remember Stone Bridge...
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Matcha chocolate-covered strawberries: The newest green tea treat from Kyoto
A cup of tea, a piece of fruit, or a bit of chocolate can all make for a delicious and relaxing moment, and this new Kyoto confectionary lets you enjoy all three in a single bite. Japanese tea company...
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New Pokémon Center to open in Kyoto with exclusive goods featuring adorable...
In Kyoto, Pikachu wears a kimono with a Ho-Oh design and a Vivillion-adorned hair accessory. Kyoto will finally get its very own Pokémon Center, set to open on 16 March on the fifth floor of the...
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Kyoto confectioner selling hemp-infused Buddha head chocolates
If you’ve got such a powerful sweet tooth that you worship chocolate, these might be just the treats for you. Being located in Kyoto, Japan’s center of traditional culture, you might imagine chocolate...
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Eat like a big kid at this Kyoto cafe with their “Kids’ Special” just for...
Want to eat like a big kid, only with more grace and style? This restaurant in Kyoto offers a “Kids’ Special – for Adults”! Naturally we had to go and scoff—er, try—it for ourselves… I don’t know...
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Premium green tea from Kyoto meets fine chocolate — and it’s a match made in...
What happens when renowned Kyoto tea makers are inspired by fine French chocolates? You get stunning and mouth-watering sweets like these! Well-known Kyoto-based tea company Tsujiri recently announced...
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“Powder Soy Sauce” is so much more than its name suggests【Taste test】
We try out this revolutionary condiment that could change the way everyone eats sushi, sashimi, or anything really. A dilemma that always falls on sushi diners is striking that perfect balance between...
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“Graffiti Temple” in Kyoto, where visitors are encouraged to deface the walls
It’s quite normal to hear news of someone graffiting pieces of world heritage and feel a sense of outrage, but Kyoto’s Tandenan Temple actually encourages such scrawl. Our writer Masami grabbed a...
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Kyoto book cafe serves up cute cat parfaits in traditional Japanese machiya...
Now you can enjoy all the delights of a cat-shaped dessert while immersed in the traditional culture of Kyoto. Machiya, traditional wooden townhouses, dot the landscape in the historical city of...
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Kyoto tea maker Tsujiri offers a taste of spring with sakura sweets and drinks!
Spring, and cherry blossoms, may still be a little while ahead, but you’ll soon be able to enjoy a sweet taste of them at the Tsujiri tea shop in Kyoto! Yes, we have some sweet news for green tea fans...
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World’s first robot-operated farm to start operations in Japan next year
Kyoto facility aims to harvest 500,000 heads of lettuce a day. The mere mention of Kyoto conjures up images of courtly tradition and culture stretching back hundreds of years. Soon enough, though,...
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Lawson convenience stores in Kyoto to begin offering cancer screenings
Get snacks, socks, coffee, and a cancer screening at your local Lawson! In general people don’t enjoy getting tested for fatal diseases, but in Kyoto even fewer people than the national average are...
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Samurai parkas for men feature traditional washi Japanese paper details
Release your bushido spirit with this stunning new lineup of traditional outfits made for today’s modern man. After releasing an inspiring range of avante-garde hakama and yukata for men last year,...
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Gudetama the lazy egg comes to Kyoto—as Japanese-style cafe treats!
For a limited time, the MACCHA HOUSE cafe in Kyoto will be collaborating with Sanrio’s well-loved apathetic egg, Gudetama! If you liked the idea of Gudetama having his very own cafe in Osaka, we’re...
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Kyoto tea store collaborates with local winemaker to create deliciously green...
The green white wine is part of a range of matcha-based alcoholic beverages which include chocolate liqueur, Japanese sake and umeshu plum wine. Right now is a good time for green tea-lovers to be in...
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Pokémon Centers around Japan celebrate the opening of Kyoto branch with...
Imperial court noble Pikachu, maiko Pikachu, and a Shiny Ho-Oh download are some of the exciting gifts now available around Japan! Japan’s newest Pokémon Center in Kyoto has officially been in...
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