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Domestic whiskey, rising reputation overseas "What was good about us?" Blender's two conclusions

September 2, 2023

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An exhibition in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, featuring a folding screen depicting the 400-year-old "Kanei Imperial Visit" and what is considered the oldest extant jūnihitoe (ceremonial twelve-layered robe).

Kyoto's Nantan City Fireworks Festival to feature 3,000 fireworks and a pre-show drone display this year; event scheduled for September.

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The reception hall of the Reizei Family Residence—the only surviving court noble's mansion and a designated Important Cultural Property—will be transformed into a Noh stage for a "Kanjin Noh" performance this September in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto.

Tickets for the Aoi Matsuri, one of Kyoto's three major festivals, will go on sale from April 1st. Front row seats cost 6,500 yen.

"Kyoto Artistic Fireworks 2026" will be held on June 3rd at Kyoto Racecourse in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City

A station in northern Kyoto Prefecture will hold a "100th anniversary event" from October 11th.Hoping to revive its former bustle

Why not enjoy "moon viewing and music appreciation" at a temple in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City? Held to coincide with the harvest moon

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