Sanzen-in Temple's "Begging for Alms" winter practice in Ohara, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City. Monks travel around the mountain village in the warm rain. December 21, 2025
"Osusuharai" (purification ceremony) at Higashi Honganji Temple and Nishi Honganji Temple in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City. A year's worth of dust is removed from the temple. December 20, 2025
A car on the Kintetsu Kyoto Line burst into flames after colliding with an express train. One person in the car died, possibly the driver. December 20, 2025
The completion ceremony for the Imperial Hotel Kyoto was held in Gion, Kyoto City. The top-class Imperial Suite costs 3 million yen per night. December 18, 2025
A 36-meter-wide Christmas illumination is lit up every night in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City. December 15, 2025
The shopping district of Gion, a world-famous tourist destination in Kyoto, is cleaned every week. December 10, 2025
Kyoto Station to guide lost foreign tourists, the cause of congestion. "Key to easing congestion" soon to be completed October 1, 2025
Foreign tourists mistaken it for a trash can? A mountain of trash in an "offerings container" at a tourist spot in Kyoto City. Residents are "very disappointed." September 10, 2025
Google Maps announces the top 5 popular spots in Kyoto Prefecture based on word of mouth. Which one tops the list, beating out Kinkaku-ji Temple in third place? August 24, 2025
Ine Town, Kyoto Prefecture, creates tsunami evacuation manual for foreign tourists. Calls for early evacuation without luggage May 24, 2025