Unrefined people may not realize it until they are in their coffins. The harsh Kyoto dialect: “Refusal Editi […]

Photo of Folk Crusaders members Photo of Imjin River To begin with Folk Crusaders, a band from Kyoto that chan […]

At the beginning When people outside of the Kansai region think of Kamigata language, what comes to their mind […]

A book published several years ago titled “I hate Kyoto” by Dr. Shoichi Inoue, director of the Center for the […]

I will now introduce the people who, when I was a child, brightened and enlivened our daily lives in Kyoto. Th […]

I see, this is the “Kodo Gyoganji Temple.”   I was deeply moved by my visit to Gyoganji that day. Gyoganj […]

Although I have been here several times, this may be the first time I have felt healing. Under the clear May s […]

Soseki in his last days in Gion, Kyoto Gion Shirakawa River I wonder if it’s a man and a woman on the other si […]

The memory of the coronavirus, a new type of infectious disease that shook the world several years ago, is sti […]

Thank you for your hard work! This is Umino. I hope you are not getting sick due to the recent temperature dif […]

These days, the streets of Kyoto are crowded with foreign tourists. Kyoto, the ancient capital with a history […]

On Sunday, March 16, while out for lunch at Ikemasa-tei in Nishiki Market, the columnist visited Marutune Kama […]

How many of you readers have heard of the bread called “New Bird”? The name probably does not ring a bell with […]

On March 16, I went to “Ikemasa-tei” located in Nishiki market in Nakagyo Ward which has been already famous f […]

Well, this time has come today, too. It’s time for Kyoto Yomoyama Talk. Today, I, Aegis Capital Honami, a too […]