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“Graffiti Temple” in Kyoto, where visitors are encouraged to deface the walls

Master Blaster
Feb 6, 2016
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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 sharpie and went to check it out.

Japan
(graffiti • Kyoto • Tandenan • temple • wish • Yawata)

“Powder Soy Sauce” is so much more than its name suggests【Taste test】

Master Blaster
Jan 23, 2016

We try out this revolutionary condiment that could change the way everyone eats sushi, sashimi, or anything really.

Japan
(condiments • food • Kyoto • powder • sashimi • Shimogamosaryo • soy sauce • sushi)

Premium green tea from Kyoto meets fine chocolate — and it’s a match made in sweets heaven!

Kay
Jan 22, 2016

What happens when renowned Kyoto tea makers are inspired by fine French chocolates? You get stunning and mouth-watering sweets like these!

Japan
(chocolate • food • green tea • Kyoto • matcha • sweets • Valentine's Day)

Eat like a big kid at this Kyoto cafe with their “Kids’ Special” just for grownups!

Evie Nyan
Jan 20, 2016

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…

Japan
(food • Japanese food • kids lunch • Kyoto • Restaurant • taste test)

Kyoto confectioner selling hemp-infused Buddha head chocolates

Casey Baseel
Jan 18, 2016

If you’ve got such a powerful sweet tooth that you worship chocolate, these might be just the treats for you.

Japan
(Buddha • chocolate • food • hemp • Kyoto • sweets)

New Pokémon Center to open in Kyoto with exclusive goods featuring adorable Maiko Pikachu

Oona McGee
Jan 17, 2016

In Kyoto, Pikachu wears a kimono with a Ho-Oh design and a Vivillion-adorned hair accessory.

Japan
(anime • cool • cute • geisha • Kyoto • maiko • manga • Pikachu • Pokemon • Pokemon Center)

Matcha chocolate-covered strawberries: The newest green tea treat from Kyoto

Casey Baseel
Jan 15, 2016

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.

Japan
(chocolate • green tea • Kyoto • matcha • strawberries • sweets • Uji)

Win “Exploring Kyoto” and “Kyoto—Heart of Japan” by answering this simple question! 【Closed】

ロケットニュース24
Jan 11, 2016

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!

Japan
(book • competition • culture • DVD • Exploring Kyoto • giveaway • Kyoto • Stone Bridge Press • win)

Kyoto shrine goes full otaku with original moe priestess charms, smartphone cases【Pics】

Philip Kendall
Jan 9, 2016

Well, that’s one way to bring all the boys to your well-raked yard…

Japan
(charm • Kawaii • Kyoto • merch • moe • priestess • shrines • temples)

Interactive online map of Kyoto lets you toggle between modern day and the 9th century

Casey Baseel
Jan 8, 2016

If you’re a history buff, or time traveler, this could come in handy.

Internet, Japan
(culture • history • Kyoto • Map)

Exhibit in Kyoto features collaboration of anime and 400-year-old Rinpa school of painting!

Kay
Dec 31, 2015

This is what happens when you combine centuries-old traditional Japanese painting with modern anime, and we love it!

Japan
(anime • art • exhibit • Kyoto • Osamu Tezuka • Rinpa)

See Kyoto’s Nijo Castle in its original design with this virtual tour built in Minecraft!

Preston Phro
Dec 21, 2015

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!

Japan
(castles • history • Kyoto • Minecraft • Nijo Castle • video • video games)

The “Venice of Japan” in Kyoto: a secret destination tourists don’t know about yet

Oona McGee
Dec 16, 2015

If you’re looking for a spectacular tourist destination without all the tourists, you’ll want to visit Kyoto’s sleepy little fishing town that floats on the sea.

Japan
(accommodation • beautiful scenery • boathouse • fishing town • Kyoto • preservation • travel • trips • visit Japan)

Samurai hoodies are a Bushido blend of old-school style and modern fashion 【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Dec 16, 2015

When you think about it, a topknot hairstyle really would have you wanting some way to keep your head warm in winter.

Japan
(fashion • hoodies • jackets • kimono • Kyoto • parkas • samurai)

“Amazing Kyoto” shows us sides of Japan’s old capital we’ve never seen before — in two languages!

Jamie Koide
Nov 5, 2015

Kyoto, which was the capital of Japan for more than 1,000 years, is one of those cities that looks beautiful no matter what time of the year it is**.** But out of all the seasons, autumn is by far the most popular time to visit, and now that the leaves are beginning to change people are also starting to plan trips to catch a glimpse of Kyoto’s gorgeous fall scenery.

If you happen to be one of those tourists, we have just the book for you, a unique insight into city by foreigners who now call Kyoto their home, called Amazing Kyoto.

Japan
(books • cool • Discover Kyoto • foreigners in Japan • Japan travel • Japanese culture • Kyoto • Kyoto Fan)

See a whole other side of Kyoto in this beautiful, quintessentially Japanese train, coming soon

Meg Murphy
Nov 3, 2015

With all the sights, sounds, and history Kyoto City has to offer, from the Golden Pavilion to the thousands of torii shrine gates at Fushimi Inari Shrine, most people forget that there is much more to Kyoto outside of the bustling capital city. Kyoto Prefecture actually reaches farther north, with its northernmost cities bordering the ocean on the Sea of Japan side, earning the area the nickname “Umi no Kyoto“, literally meaning “Kyoto of the Sea”.

For travelers looking to explore more than the usual tourist spots, there are trains departing from Kyoto Station which will take you for a scenic ride through the northern part of the prefecture to view other famous sites such as the beautiful Amanohashidate land bridge in Miyazu City. And now, Japan Railway (JR) has teamed up with a well-known designer to make the travel experience much more unique in this old-style Umi no Kyoto-themed train, set for departure soon!

Japan
(Amanohashidate • JR West • Kyoto • railways • tourism • trains)

Brilliant Art Aquarium takes over Nijo Castle in Kyoto for a spellbinding nocturnal event

Preston Phro
Oct 28, 2015

Kyoto is, of course, one of Japan’s most loved and visited sightseeing destinations, so it doesn’t really need any extra help drawing crowds. But that doesn’t mean something a little extra-special would hurt anything! This year marks the 400th anniversary of Rimpa, a traditional school of Japanese painting that came from a community of craftsmen founded in 1615. In honor of the anniversary, the Rimpa 400 Year Celebration Festival is being held in Kyoto, and one of the events is the Art Aquarium, making an appearance in Nijo Castle!

Japan
(art • Art Aquarium • fish • Kyoto • Nijo Castle)

Kyoto’s Rurikoin Temple to offer stunning views of autumn leaves for a limited time next month

Krista Rogers
Oct 25, 2015

Tourists flock to Japan’s ancient capital of Kyoto during the cherry blossom-viewing days of spring, but equally stunning are the sights of brilliantly colored autumn leaves amidst ancient structures that have remained undisturbed for hundreds of years.

One particular temple, Rurikoin, stands on the edge of the city and is a paradise for photographers during the autumn months, as well as visitors who didn’t even know they had an artistic side yet spend hours playing with different lighting effects there. While Rurikoin is not always open for general admission from year to year, we’re in luck because this year the building will indeed open its doors for the span of one short month.

Japan
(autumn • beautiful • buddhist • Kyoto • leaves • maples • momiji • Rurikoin • temple)

Mounted police officers in Kyoto get Heian Period outfits to match their ancestral colleagues

Preston Phro
Oct 21, 2015

Though the Heian Period probably evokes more images of poetry and courtly love affairs than daring action, there was still plenty of work for the kebiishi, the peacekeepers of the time. Though the Heian court’s police force is now long gone, they remain a fixture of Japanese police history, and, in fact, served as the inspiration for the new uniforms to be worn by the Kyoto mounted police at this year Jidai Festival!

Japan
(festival • horses • Kyoto • police • traditional Japanese clothing)

Dine like a samurai on the night of the Ikedaya Incident at Kyoto-themed restaurant in Tokyo

Oona McGee
Oct 19, 2015

If you’ve ever wanted to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of Kyomachi, the old streets of Kyoto, there’s a special dining establishment in Tokyo that will take you there. The Kyomachi Koishigure restaurant features private dining rooms, red bridges, bamboo corridors and a running stream so you can enjoy all the traditional beauty of Kyoto without having to leave the nation’s capital.

And now, for a limited time only, the restaurant will take you back in time to the late Edo period, with a special “fair” that recreates the infamous Ikedaya Incident, a significant moment in Japan’s history when a group of masterless samurai were ambushed at Kyoto’s Ikedaya Inn.

As part of the experience, diners can enjoy a specially designed menu inside a recreation of the inn, and staff dressed as members of a sword-wielding police force who “ambush” your private room every time you place an order.