Uji Bridge, Kyoto
It’s finally starting to warm up around here.
Video: Dashimaki, The Chicken and the Egg
In this first clip from the upcoming Peter MacIntosh/Nils Ferry video program Alive in Kyoto, Peter visits Nishiki Ichiba market and, after a snack of kara-age fried chicken, introduces a shop specializing in dashimaki omelettes, where the proprietor Mr. Tanaka shows us how it's done.
Gion Matsuri (festival) video
The 2010 Gion Matsuri (festival) parade of yama and hoko "floats" is coming up. This is a spectacle of ancient pageantry not to be missed.
Also, on the three days and nights leading up to the parade, Yoiyama (16th), Yoi-yoi-yama (15th) and Yoi-yoi-yoi-yama (14th), revelers stroll up and down shijo street and the other main downtown...
Taiyou ga Oka family pool: Summer fun for kids in Kyoto
山城総合運動公園太陽が丘 • Yamashiro Sports Park at Taiyou ga Oka Here’s a recommendation for beating the summer heat in Kyoto. It’s open July 15 – August 31. I had thought there was a simple public pool at this huge sports complex in Uji, Kyoto, but it turns out there is a really fun water park for...
Gion Matsuri July 14-17
The Gion Festival (matsuri=festival) is the biggest event of the year in Kyoto, and one of the biggest in Japan. It started in 869 as an appeal to the gods after a plague, according to the official story. The huge pikes that spear the sky are meant to appease the gods, which doesn’t sound logical,...
On Sale Now from Planet Kyoto: Elements Final Concert DVD
On May 3, 2010, the Kyoto band elements played its final show as elements. After 15 years and seven albums, the death of elements drummer Sanjo Toru in January 2010 marked the end of one part of their musical journey. This show was a celebration of their music and a tribute to their friend.
Trailer and...
Research shows monkeys ‘enjoy TV’
If you happen to have a monkey as a pet, let it watch television. It can help relieve the stress of captivity, according to Kyoto University's Primate Research Institute.
A research team led by Nobuo Masataka, a professor of cognitive neuroscience at the institute, monitored the brain activities of a 3-year-old male rhesus macaque when...
Rakugo and Music together: ああ、懐かしの歌がよみがえる
落語と音楽のコラボレーション
日時］７月１９日（祝・海の日）開場１３：００ 開演１３：３０
［料金」前売２０００円 当日２５００円 全席自由
［場所］大津市民会館大ホール
［プログラム］《音楽》ル・シャンテ「幼なじみストリー・海のお母さん」
《落語》桂 三風「ハンカチ」
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More Kyoto Sakura pics
Northern Kyoto sakura (North of Imadegawa Street) are in fine bloom right now. Anything south of Imadegawa is fading and falling now, which is beautiful in it’s own way and worth seeing. More new pictures at my flickr page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kyoto/
Latest Kyoto Sakura Pictures
Look at my flickr stream for the latest batch of pics. I’m adding daily as the season progresses. My Flickr User Name is Kyoto
