Kyoto, Japan News

Each of the major networks have at least one "big family" they follow in fly-on-the-wall fashion over a period of years to yield two specials per annum.

Chefs at Hiranoya Hoten restaurant in Kyoto have been making the signature ebi imo and bodara , or just "imobo," with roughly the same recipe for three centuries.

Japan's contact lens pioneer received prestigious awards from the International Society for Contact Lens Research and the American Optometric Association )--Kyoichi Tanaka, chairman and founder of contact lens manufacturer Menicon Co., Ltd., last year received two prestigious awards.

Urban explorer Florian Seidel has visited Nara Dreamland more than half a dozen times for his blog Abandoned Kansai.

Several new indie games were reportedly announced for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita at BitSummit, the indie game festival in Kyoto, according to a recent Neogaf forum.

A maglev line through Kyoto on the way to Osaka would have about twice the economic effect as the currently planned course through Nara, according to an estimate by the city of Kyoto released Wednesday.

The total amount used on UnionPay cards by tourists visiting Japan broke above 15.0 billion yen in September 2013.

Lunch at Ristorante t.v.b is a measured and timely affair. While it wasn't as long as an opera, it was lengthy, stretching to nearly two hours.

The Sagano Scenic Railway's sight-seeing tram, which connects Ukyo Ward, Kyoto, and Kameoka City, Kyoto Prefecture, along Hozukyo Gorge, resumed service on March 1, after two-month interval.

Digital images of "Toji Hyakugo Monjo," a national treasure which has been nominated for UNESCO Memory of the World registration, have been made available on the Internet as of 9:00 a.m., March 3, by the Kyoto Prefectural Library and Archives in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto.

On March 3, the day of "Hina Matsuri," or Doll's Festival, the "Kyo no Nagashi-bina" ceremony in which people pray for their children's healthy growth, was held at Shimogamo Shrine in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto.

Address correspondence to Dr Yoshiaki Tagawa, Department of Biophysics, Kyoto University Graduate School of Science, Kitashirakawa-Oiwake-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8502, Japan.

The second annual BitSummit began as most Japanese events do: with a short opening ceremony.

A bowl of Kitakata-ramen is served at a ramen shop in Tokyo. Ramen is among the Japanese culinary traditions.

The total amount used on UnionPay cards by tourists visiting Japan broke above 15.0 billion yen in September 2013.

This spring the Gallery at Japan Society draws from the Brooklyn Museum's collection of Japanese art to present Points of Departure: Treasures of Japan from the Brooklyn Museum , a survey diverging from the conventional narrative of Japanese art by highlighting the polyglot nature of the Japanese achievement.

March 11, 2011 was truly a tragic day in Japan. Lives were changed and lives were ended.

Kyoto-based and three centuries old, the store brings premium green tea to NYC Just a few blocks from the hustle and bustle of Grand Central Station lies the serene Ippodo , hidden inside the ground level of Michelin-starred restaurant Kajitsu , which specializes in all-vegetarian Japanese Shojin cuisine.

A city on the Sea of Japan coast said Tuesday it will recommend that mementos and records of prisoners of war detained in the Soviet Union after World War II be included in UNESCO's Memory of the World Register.

The rooms at the Hiroshima Garden Palace Hotels are clean and functional with both LAN and WiFi internet connections.