This year's kanji character is "kuma" (bear). The announcement was made at Kiyomizu-dera Temple, a World Heritage Site in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward. December 12, 2025
"Illumination event" kicks off in Joyo City, Kyoto Prefecture. "Great adventure" in Egypt and the open seas December 8, 2025
A 4-meter-tall "jumbo kadomatsu" has appeared in a town in northern Kyoto Prefecture. December 8, 2025
A Christmas tree is lit up on a university campus in Kyotanabe City, Kyoto Prefecture. "Christmas is finally here!" December 5, 2025
At a sake brewery in central Kyoto Prefecture, the brewing of new sake is at its peak. The master brewer and his staff are in the middle of making koji. December 5, 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