Kyoto's noodle shop "Gontaro Okazaki Branch": A noodle restaurant in a charming, traditional Japanese house, serving soba noodles for lunch.

京都を代表する文化や交流地域となる岡崎に佇む風情溢れる純日本家屋の麺処「権太呂 岡崎店」にてランチタイム。夏休み中ということもあり、観光客で賑わう京都のレストランは何処も賑わいを見せており、こちらも例外ではありません。昼...

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An annual ikebana exhibition held at Ninna-ji Temple, the head temple of the Omuro-ryu school of ikebana in Kyoto.

The Omuro-ryu school of flower arrangement, whose founder was Emperor Uda (Emperor Kanpyo), the 59th emperor and first head priest of Ninna-ji Temple in Kyoto (a World Heritage Site), is holding its annual "National Flower Arrangement Competition Dedicated to the Founder," which will be its 101st year this year. (Information available...).

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Kaiseki restaurant "Ikki": A course menu where the owner, formerly of Kikunoi, uses Kyoto cuisine techniques to make the most of local ingredients!

A short 50-meter walk west from Daiichi-dori Station on the Enshu Railway's "Akaden" line, which runs north-south through Hamamatsu City, you'll find "Kaiseki Ikki," a small, unassuming restaurant adorned with a noren (traditional Japanese curtain) gifted by "Kikunoi," a long-established restaurant in Gion, Kyoto. This Kyoto-style restaurant has its main branch in Gion, Kyoto, and a branch in Akasaka, Tokyo...

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The Naginata Hoko float leads the procession of floats in the Gion Festival, one of Japan's three major festivals, during the Yoiyoiyama (eve of the main festival)

The Gion Festival in Kyoto, one of Japan's three major festivals, takes place every summer in July. From July 1st to 31st each year, it unfolds throughout central Kyoto and around Yasaka Shrine (Higashiyama Ward). A variety of festival events unfold, including the Yamahoko procession and the Shinko-sai (July 17th)...

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