kyoto

architecture-interior

Architect “Arata Isozaki”｜Kyoto Concert Hall

A work by Arata Isozaki, an architect who led postmodern architecture. Buildings are made up of three geometric shapes: cubes, cylinders, and cubic lattices. The entrance hall and spiral slope give you a feeling of a different space.
2021.12.06 2023.02.26
architecture-interior
culture-education

Kawai Shrine in Kyoto has a “mirror votive tablet” that can be a beautiful woman and a “hojo” by Kamo Chomei!

Power spot in Kyoto! What makes a mirror-shaped votive tablet beautiful? What is the relationship between Kamo no Chomei and the shrine? Where did you write "Hojoki"?
2021.10.20 2023.12.12
culture-education
culture-education

Kyoto Gion Festival “Yamahoko Cruise” 2021 will be canceled!

This year too, the Yamahoko cruise is canceled due to the influence of the COVID-19! The Gion Festival in Kyoto is July ...
2021.07.17 2022.05.03
culture-education
culture-education

Rakusyukai event 2020

The exhibition by a long-established store in Kyoto, which has been held since 1928 (Showa 3), was canceled this year du...
2021.05.09 2022.05.03
culture-education
culture-education

Imamiya Shrine Yasurai Festival 2021 will be canceled!

The Yasurai Festival at Imamiya Shrine, which is held on the second Sunday of April every year, is limited to Shinto rit...
2021.04.13 2022.05.03
culture-education
meals-food

Kyoto’s famous sweets store, “Ryokujuanshimizu”‘s Konpeito

Ryokujuan Shimizu, founded in 1847, is the only konpeito specialty store in Japan, and the manufacturing method, which takes several days to make one type of konpeito, is still passed down from generation to generation.
2021.01.01 2024.02.21
meals-food