New Release
November 17, 2011
"Setsugekka" at Kodaiji & Entokuin temples
Invitation for foreign visitors to Kyoto
to "Setsugekka" at Kodaiji & Entokuin temples
Saturday
10th December 2011
Kyoto Higashiyama Original Box
Kamogawa Co.,Ltd. presents
Commemorating the launch of Money exchange service
In summer 2011, "Original Box
Kamogawa" in the precincts of Kodaiji Entokuin temple in Kyoto Higashiyama
started money exchange service for foreign visitors to Japan.
To commemorate this new
service, we cordially invite the first 50 applicants to
"Setsugekka" gathering, held at Kodaiji Entokuin temple, which lets you
appreciate traditional Japanese culture. Please apply as soon as possible.
Setsugekka
On 8th December at 2AM each year,
thinking about the Buddha having attained enlightenment on this day, asceticism
practicing monks would eat "Uzumi tofu gayu (rice porridge with tofu)" to get
warm. Here, "Setsugekka" is referred to
as a gathering where guests enjoy eating the porridge.
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Date & time
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Saturday
10th December 2011, between 12 noon and 7PM.
(Please
come during the above hours. A visit takes about 1.5 hours.)
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Place
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Entokuin
and Kodaiji temples
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Schedule
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Tour of Entokuin
→ Powdered green tea drinking & tour
→ Tour of Kodaiji
→ Green tea drinking at Kodaiji's "Ungoan"
tea room
→ Enjoy "Uzumi Tofu
Gayu" at "Senshinryo" restaurant at the temple car park.
*The
gardens of Kodaiji and Entokuin will be lit-up after sunset.
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Application
dead-line
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Wednesday, 30th November 2011.
*But
we will stop taking applications as soon as all the seats are filled.
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Please apply by
email setsugekka@nippro.co.jp or fax +81 75 532 3778 with
the following information.
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1. Name(Your
and your partner's names)
2. Contact
details
3. Nationality
4. Dates
in Japan
5. Your
accommodation's name (e.g. Hotel, Japanese inn, etc.)
6. Your
intended arrival time on 10th December.
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November 2011
Original Box Kamogawa
http://web.kamogawa.ne.jp/~o-box/eng/
August 16, 2011
Exclusive Kyoto Tour
Exclusive Kyoto Tour
Local artists and machiya owners present the "Kiyomizu Machiya Walking Tour"
With a local Kyoto resident as your guide, explore the fascination of mysterious and historical side of Kyoto! You can have a glimpse of a Maiko's daily life as well as inside of a machiya townhouse.
This is a walking event for foreign tourists who are visiting Kyoto and foreigners who take up residency in Kyoto.
Date: Every second and fourth Wednesdays
Note : August: Only on the fourth Wednesday. December: Second and third Wednesday.
Note : A tour on another date is also possible depending on the request.
2011
August |
September |
October |
November |
December |
2012
January |
February |
March |
April |
| 24th |
14th & 28th |
12th & 26th |
9th & 23th |
14th & 21th |
11th & 25th |
8th & 22th |
14th & 28th |
11th & 25th |
Guide services will be provided in Japanese and interpreted in English.
French and Chinese speaking interpreters are also available on request.
Note : A Chinese interpreter is not available on September 28th.
For more details, please contact us
here.
April 15, 2011
Safety Information
Kyoto is completely safe as it has not been affected in any way by the recent earthquake and nuclear radiation.
You can access the latest information (transportation information, radiation monitor map of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, scheduled blackouts, events etc) about visiting Japan after the earthquake that occurred on March 11 at the following website.
Japan National Tourism Organization
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eq/eng/04_recovery.htm
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
http://www.mext.go.jp/english/incident/1303986.htm
March 18, 2011
Kyoto is safe.
Kyoto is safe.
Kyoto's accommodation and major transportation facilities etc., including access from Kansai International Airport, are operating as normal.
By providing the maximum possible aid goods and dispatch of personnel etc., relief work and reconstruction support are currently being carried out for the disaster-stricken areas. Kyoto fortunately did not suffer any damage but takes this opportunity of sending out a message of encouragement towards the reconstruction of entire Japan.
March 15, 2011
Cancellation notice of the event in Kyoto
Hanatouro event is cancelled out of regard for the victims of the Northeast Earthquake.
March 13, 2011
Earthquake in Northeast Japan: Kyoto is safe
As you might be aware there has been a major earthquake in Northeast Japan. Damage due to the earthquake is restricted to the northeast region of Japan.
West Japan has not been affected by the earthquake and all transport (air, rail, roads) is running normally and on schedule.
January 11, 2011
"What's on" information has been updated.
December 24, 2010
...
"Bus-Route Guidance Service" will be available
via iPad and websites for foreign travelers visiting Kyoto
For Free!!
The City of Kyoto and cooperators will release a pilot "Bus-Route Guidance Service" on December 24th, organized by Japan Tourism Agency in an effort to promote "Hospitality Infrastructures for Foreign Travelers Visiting Japan."
1. Contents of Service
This user friendly service can visually display the traffic routes (Kyoto City Bus / Subway) from present location to main tourist sites or bus stops nearby those destinations on a map, by enabling websites or iPad installed at guest houses and commercial facilities in the city.
*By and around the end of January 2011, information about tourist sites (pictures, descriptions etc.) will be provided while locations of iPad installation will be increased at the same time. Also, iPhone application will be released when completed.
2. Original locations for iPad installation
• Kyoto International Manga Museum
• Kyoto Hana Hostel
• Kyoto Handicraft Center (to be placed on 12/24)
• Gojo Guest House
• J-Hoppers Kyoto
• Daimaru Kyoto
• Takashimaya Kyoto
• Kyoto Utano Youth Hostel (to be placed on 12/24)
• Kyoto Tourist Information Center (to be placed on 12/24)
For more information...
(URL for web)
(Questionnaire site)
download PDF ↓↓↓↓↓
Bus-Route Guidance Service.pdf
December 15, 2010
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Hanatouro Photo Collection is now available!!! http://www.kyoto.travel/hanatouro_photo.html
October 29, 2010
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"APEC JAPAN 2010 Finance Ministers' Meeting" will be held in Kyoto on November 5th and 6th. Due to the security reason, baggage lockers at train stations including Kyoto Sta. will not be available during the period. We ask for your kind understanding.
September 29, 2010
VISIT KYOTO PRIZE CAMPAIGN
We are running a prize campaign from September 2010 to February 2011!
for more detail, visit our campaign site!!
September 13, 2010
Kyoto Winter Special website is now available to visit!!! http://kyotowinterspecial.com/
September 13, 2010
Visit us on Facebook. Visit Kyoto: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Visit-Kyoto/124856540900245
July 12, 2010
"What's on" information has been updated.
June 25, 2010
"What's on" information has been updated. "Let's Try Yukata!"
June 8, 2010
"What's on" information has been updated
May 25, 2010
"Hot Event" information has been updated
December 3, 2009
New Release: Kyoto Travel Guide
The newly revamped Kyoto Travel Guide website is now available to visit
October 30, 2009
New Release: Kyoto Luxury Tour
Kyoto Luxury Tour website is now available to visit
September 30, 2009
New Release: Kyoto Winter Special
Kyoto Winter Special website is now available to visit
