Culture Monet: The Water Lilies 2025 Kim Bergström The highly anticipated exhibition “Monet: The Water Lilies” will be held at the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art from March 7...
Culture NAKED Garden of Light Heian Shrine 2024-2025 Kim Bergström This winter, Heian Shrine in Kyoto will host the NAKED Garden of Light Heian Shrine event, where visitors will experience a u...
Culture Nintendo Museum Opening October 2024 Tom Roseveare In Nintendo's recent financial earnings report released in May 2024, the company confirmed the Nintendo Museum will finally b...
Culture Kyoto Oimo Daisakusen 2025 Kim Bergström The Kyoto Oimo Daisakusen event at Umekoji Park is a celebration of the versatile sweet potato, and last year's event drew in...
Culture Kahoen Hydrangea Festival 2025 Kim Bergström During peak hydrangea season, Kyoto's Kahoen garden is set to be filled with around 10,000 hydrangea bushes in bloom.
Culture Yamashina Gishi Matsuri at Bishamondo-Monzeki 2025 rachel teo The Bishamondo-Monzeki is a Buddhist Tendai temple located in Yamashina, Kyoto. Every December, the temple commemorates the l...
8 Culture Maple Garden and Autumn Leaves Masayoshi Hirose Kōtō-in, a sub-temple of Daihonzan Daitoku-ji, one of the largest Zen temples in Kyoto. Here lies the grave of Hosokawa Sansa...
8 Culture A Legacy of Music and Arts Shary Francois Geisha used to be entertainers. They are very hard to take photographs at. Why don't you look like one for a day? My time spe...
Culture Discover the Magic of Yuzen Dyeing Alessio Pompeo Discover the magic of Yuzen dyeing, an ancient Japanese technique that transforms fabric into true works of art. Join a works...
Culture Gekkeikan Sake Brewery Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The Fushimi area of Kyoto is blessed with high-quality groundwater and rich natural surroundings, making it a great place for...
