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Even beginners can feel at ease! A sake experience facility where you can find your favorite sake. Sample eight types of sake and find your favorite. An experience facility where you can make sake with a "one-of-a-kind taste" by blending your favorite sakes. You can also take home the sake you make on the same day, so enjoy this unique and innovative "sake experience." -
The Kyoto branch of the Japan Tourist Association (JTB) jointly hosted the "GSTC Sustainable Tourism Course" in Kyoto City to learn about the international standards of sustainable tourism. In addition to learning about GSTC standards and good practices through lectures and fieldwork, participants also analyzed their own company's efforts to deepen their understanding.Kyoto tourism moralsKyoto sustainable tourismsustainablecarbon neutral
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This service allows you to drop off your luggage at a designated counter after arriving at Kansai International Airport, and have it delivered to you on the same day. Sightseeing while climbing stairs or walking uphill with luggage can be challenging, so we highly recommend making use of this service! -
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Kyoto Sightseeing Shuttle NearMe
~ Avoid crowds by making reservations and sharing rides ~
A reservation taxi service in central Kyoto, with reservations made up to the day before. No reservation fee, and a safe taxi with confirmation of dispatch in advance. Shared ride option available, up to 50%OFF -
"Tadasu Noh" is an outdoor Noh performance set in the Kamo Mioya Shrine Dance Hall (an important cultural property), which was originally performed in front of Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa and other distinguished feudal lords in 1464, about 550 years ago, and was revived for the first time in 550 years on the occasion of the 34th Shikinen Sengu (yearly rebuilding) of Kamo Mioya Shrine. In 2019, to commemorate the enthronement of Reiwa, the performance was renamed "Tadasu Noh" and has been held every year as a post-ceremony ritual for the Kamo Festival (Aoi Festival). The shrine rebuilding ceremony at Kamo Mioya Shrine began 2,100 years ago, and the 60th rebuilding ceremony in 2036 will be held. Furthermore, by imperial decree of Emperor Go-Ichijo, the system of Shikinen Sengu was established, with the first one being held every 20 years on April 13, 1036. The 35th Shikinen Sengu will mark the auspicious anniversary of 1,000 years.
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Ritsumeikan University Campus Tour
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This program is a special campus tour for elementary and junior high school students where they can see, learn, and experience carbon neutral efforts. The setting is Ritsumeikan University's Kinugasa Campus. University students will act as guides and provide a fun and easy-to-understand introduction to the behind-the-scenes of the eco-campus and the student-led efforts.SDGs area of this content
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Experience the history and culture of the world-famous Matcha tea! Discover your own favorite Matcha!TeaKyoto experienceUji teaMatchaKyoto sustainable tourismKyoto sightseeingtraditional culture
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A convenient service for those using Japan Airlines (JAL)♪ This service will deliver your baggage that you checked in at the airport before boarding to your hotel on the same day. After you arrive at Itami Airport, you do not need to collect your baggage and can enjoy sightseeing right away.Sustainable TourismKyoto sustainable tourismKyoto sightseeingcomfortableEmpty-handed sightseeing
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The Gion Festival, a festival of Yasaka Shrine, originated from the Gion Goryoe ceremony to appease the vengeful spirits of plague. It is said to have begun in 869, when a nationwide epidemic broke out and 66 spears, each about six meters long, were erected to worship Emperor Gozu, in prayer for the plague to go away, in reference to the number of provinces at the time. This Gion Goryoe ceremony has been an annual event since 970. The festival then became lively towards the end of the Heian period, and eventually the modern-day Yamahoko floats appeared during the Muromachi period. The number of these Yamahoko floats increased year by year, and by the mid-15th century, as many as 58 Yamahoko floats were parading around the area, almost exactly as they are today. -
Enter a world of plants shining at night, surrounded by light and sound. The Kyoto Prefectural Botanical Gardens, Japan's oldest public botanical garden, will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2024 and will be open at night for a limited time, where you will be immersed in a mysterious other world of plants that are different from those during the day. When you step into one of Japan's largest observation greenhouses, you will see lush greenery colored by light, sound, set design, and projections, and the brilliance of plants full of vitality. As you travel through four different zones, you can use all five senses to feel the breathing and whispering of plants, and the various expressions that emerge at night. Enjoy an immersive experience that will foster a new connection with nature and the charm of plants in a fantastical world of light and sound.Kyoto Prefectural Botanical GardensMOMENT FACTORYKyoto experienceLINK KYOTOKyoto sightseeingKyoto culture
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