A new ‘Purple Line’ of the double-deck ‘Sky Hop Bus Kyoto’ was opened in Kyoto City, connecting tourist destinations of ...

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Tokyo — The glorious ancient monuments, Zen temples and soaring pagodas of Kyoto have made it a major tourist draw for a century. The Japanese city's population is only about 1.5 million, yet it ...

A theater in Kyoto City is displaying name boards of Kabuki actors ahead of the year-end shows. They include a father and son ...

On February 2, Kyoto residents will vote to elect their mayor. Leading up to the election, one relatively new issue has become salient: how to deal with the challenges of overtourism. The ancient ...

In 2018, the city government took action, erecting fences after around 100 bamboos were defaced. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Kyoto City Museum of Art is reopening, but it’s not what you might expect. The city museum is not just emerging from lockdown. Rather it is unveiling a massive three-year architectural renovation, ...

Japan’s oldest public art museum had grand plans for its 90th anniversary celebrations. It wanted to host a Takashi Murakami exhibition. It was less keen, however, on paying the shipping costs and ...

KYOTO--The Kyoto municipal government plans to impose a tax on vacant homes to prevent young people from fleeing the city due to skyrocketing apartment prices. Demand for Kyoto properties continues to ...

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