Nishiki Market in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, is known as "Kyoto's kitchen." Along with its increasing number of foreign tourists, "eating while walking" has also rapidly spread, prompting the promotion association of the market's shopping district, also located in Nakagyo Ward, to begin efforts from this autumn to ask visitors to refrain from such behavior. Their aim is to prevent collisions between cus

On November 2, Eizan Railway conducted a lighting test, prior to the illumination from November 3 of maple trees along "Maple Tree Tunnel," which is a roughly 250-meter section of track between Ichihara and Ninose Stations. Although Typhoon Jebi in September caused some damage, such as fallen trees, along the railway, the maple foliage has begun its usual turn to red. A dreamy scene emerged when t

Photo=Before the "Oneri" parade started, Ebizo (Bottom Right) took selfies via his smartphone in front of the Minamiza Theatre on Shijo-dori Street. He was surrounded by Koshiro, Shido, Ainosuke and others (October 27, near Shijo-dori Higashioji, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto) In commemoration of the Minamiza Theatre's reopening in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, the largest-ever "Oneri," or Kabuki actors movi

Photo= A participant throws the "Kawarake" tile, aiming at the Torii gate below (November 26, 2017, Tsukubusuma Shrine, Hayazaki-cho, Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture) = Provided by Nagahama City The Nagahama Tourism Association in Nagahama City, Shiga Prefecture has been seeking contestants for "Chikubushima Kawarake-nage Senshuken," or the Kawarake Throwing Championship, which will be held on Chi

A lighting ceremony was held at the Minamiza Theatre in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, on October 9. This is to celebrate the year-round night-time illumination of the theater which will reopen on November 1 after the structure's renovation for earthquake-resistance. The supervisor of the illumination was Akari-Lisa Ishii, an internationally renowned lighting designer who has been in charge of illuminat

Photo= Image of lotus flowers projected in the Hojo front garden. They symbolize purity and represent the calm world after death (5:54 p.m., October 17, Kodaiji Temple, Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto) A test run of illumination was held at Kodaiji Temple in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, on October 17 prior to the temple's autumn evening special admission. Projection mapping images with the theme of "Life and

Photo= Kakuryu, the 71st grand champion sumo wrestler, performs the flying dragon style for the ring-entering ceremony (9:03 a.m., October 17, Kamigamo Shrine, Kita Ward, Kyoto) The ceremony of entering the ring conducted by Kakuryu, the 71st "Yokozuna," or grand champion sumo wrestler, was dedicated to Kamigamo Shrine in Kita Ward, Kyoto on October 17. This event was held to celebrate "Shikinen S

Photo= Pictures of Shigeyama Family actors and their performances taken at the event can be transmitted via SNS freely = The photos are images of the event (Courtesy of the Shigeyama Family) Take as many pictures as you like of actors and their performance. The Shigeyama Sengoro Family, Kyoto Kyogen performers, are holding a one-day event where visitors can take an unlimited number of pictures and

Photo= The Festival of Ages held on October 22, 2016. It has been decided to hold it on October 26 next year (Kyoto Gyoen National Garden, Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto) By September 25, Heian Kosha, an organization to manage the "Jidai Matsuri," or Festival of Ages which is one of Kyoto's three main festivals, decided to hold next year's event on October 26. It is usually held on October 22. However, the "

Photo= Kurama Fire Festival was held last year while a storm warning for Typhoon No. 21 was in effect (October 22, 2017, in front of the Sanmon gate, Kurama-dera Temple, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto) On September 25, Yuki Shrine in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, announced that the "Kurama Fire Festival," held annually on October 22 and one of the three major unusual festivals in Kyoto, was cancelled due to the damage su

Photo= Image of "Kyoto Robotic Guided Tour," in which RoBoHon serves as a tour guide around sightseeing spots in Kyoto. MK Co., Ltd., a taxi company based in Minami Ward, Kyoto, and JTB Corp., as well as others, are offering a tour to visit sightseeing spots in Kyoto with "RoBoHon", Sharp Corporation's portable robot, from September 22 to the end of next March. This roughly-six-hour tour takes par

Photo= MIHO MUSEUM is changing into its autumn attire as its maple leaves are already turning red (Shigaraki-cho, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture) Japanese maple leaves have begun to turn red at MIHO MUSEUM in Shigaraki-cho, Koka City, Shiga Prefecture. Although the museum is at an elevation of about 400 meters and surrounded by the mountains nicknamed the "Konan Alps," or the Alps south of Lake Biwa,

A Shiba Inu dog named "Ayaka" that is popular with local children in Miwa-cho, Fukuchiyama City, Kyoto Prefecture, was appointed "Gakudo Keikai-ken," or a guard dog for schoolchildren, by Fukuchiyama Police Station on September 11. A special doghouse that imitates a police box was set up along a school-commute road, where she watches over children on their way home from school. Ayaka is a three-ye

Photo= The metal ornament that crashed down from Ninomaru Palace, a National Treasure (September 5, Nijo Castle, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto) Typhoon No. 21, known internationally as Typhoon Jebi, that hit Japan with its powerful winds on September 4, caused damages in Kyoto Prefecture and other locations. At Nijo Castle, in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto, many cultural assets suffered damage, including roof tiles o

"Royal Oak Hotel Spa & Gardens" in Kayanoura, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture, is offering a "Horror Plate," an assortment of horror-themed cakes and other sweets until October 31. The plate includes jelly in which eyeballs appear to float in a glass, a "Brain Cupcake," which is decorated with whip cream arranged to resemble a brain, and other sweets. Added into the frightening five-dessert set are an

Rihga Royal Hotel Kyoto, in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto, and Century Royal Hotel, in Sapporo City, Hokkaido, started a joint project under the theme "Revolving Restaurants" on September 1. Cuisine combining ingredients local to each hotel are offered during the first event. Many revolving observatories and restaurants were built all over Japan from the 1950s on, but now only four hotels with revolving re