＼Kyoto Otokuni Bamboo Grove area featured on the Discovery Channel program “Japan Beyond the Horizon”!／
Hello everyone!
Today, we are featuring a special area of Kyoto located near Kyoto City, Kyoto Otokuni Bamboo Grove!
The area is said to be the real life location that inspired the famous Japanese fairytale "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter" and is known as the hometown of Princess Kaguya.
A video guide and an example tour schedule for the area have been released by the Discovery Channel program "Japan Beyond the Horizon"! This special program highlighting the best places to visit in Japan also had a new website launched on December 14th.
Kyoto Otokuni Bamboo Grove is one of 18 hidden spots in Japan featured on the program so far.
Please take a look at the wonderful video and article!
If you visit the area, why not take a leisurely stroll along the "Bamboo Path" surrounded by bamboo forests and try some delicious local bamboo shoot dishes♪
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Celebrate the 100th anniversary of Kyoto Botanical Garden with “LIGHT CYCLES KYOTO”, a special illumination event!
Opened in 1924, Kyoto Botanical Garden is Japan's oldest public botanical garden. This year we are celebrating its 100th anniversary. To commemorate this event, the greenhouse in the garden is open to the public at night.
This special event titled, “LIGHT CYCLES KYOTO” is an immersive entertainment experience that allows visitors to experience the world of plants, both new and familiar, in an exciting way. By visualizing the voices of plants through light and sound, the event creates an opportunity for the next generation to develop a deeper connection with nature as we work toward a sustainable future.
The event divides the greenhouse into four themes
1. “LIGHT WILL FIND YOU,” inspired by the ancient Japanese sunlight filtering through the trees.
2. “MEMORY OF WATER,” allows visitors to feel the vitality of water visually and audibly
3. “INVISIBLE” seeks to convey the invisible frequencies of light
4. “FOREST FREQUENCIES” focuses on the symphony of nature
The event is produced by Moment Factory, the world's premier multimedia studio. Based in Montreal, Canada, the studio is home to experts in a wide range of fields who have worked on numerous unique projects all around the world.
Photos taken at the “LIGHT CYCLES KYOTO” event can be entered into the "Instant Autumn Colors” instagram contest hosted by the Kyoto Tourism Federation and Kyoto City Tourism Association
(For more information, please visit https://www.kyoto-kankou.or.jp/news/69 )
Please visit the greenhouse at night and see the plants in a new light!
LIGHT CYCLES KYOTO
Dates: 10/18 (Fri.) - 12/26 (Thu.), 2024 *Closed Mondays
Hours: 18:00 - 21:30 (last admission 20:30)
Place: Kyoto Botanical Garden (Shimogamo Hanki-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City)
Interview supported by: Kyoto Botanical Garden, Kyoto Prefectural Culture and Life Department
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It's the season to enjoy the outdoors! River Rafting along the Hozu River
Located in the heart of Kyoto prefecture in the Woodland Kyoto region, Kameoka has a lot to offer. The city sits along the scenic Hozu river which is famous for rafting and beautiful fall colors. The river connects Kameoka, home to Sanga Soccer Stadium, with Arashiyama and its famous Watarigatsu bridge. Hozu River Rafting is an famous activity that allows visitors to go down the river by boat.
The river and rafting are so important to locals that Kameoka, and the boatman living there, have been pioneers in environmental initiatives. In fact, the 2018 Kameoka Declaration of Zero Plastic Waste and the 2021 ban on plastic shopping bags were the first in Japan. The benefit is the Hozu river is one of the cleanest rivers in Japan despite being so close to major cities.
This fall why not plan a trip to take a relaxing or exciting river boat ride through pristine nature.
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The American architect Frank Lloyd Wright is famous in Japan.
He designed a new wing of the former Imperial Hotel (Wright Pavilion) in Tokyo in 1923. His style became popular across Japan during the Taisho period (1912-1926) and influenced many buildings.
Hachiku-an, located near the downtown area of Kyoto City, is one of the buildings that incorporated this style into its Western-style rooms; going as far as to use the same limestone and tiles as the exterior walls of the former Imperial Hotel.
The KUROCHIKU Corporation, a member of the Kyoto Tourism Federation, has owned this building for several years and gave us an interview.
The glass in the corridor that separates the garden from the veranda is handmade and offers a beautiful retro look in the garden. It is said that not a single piece of glass has been broken since the building was first constructed! If you look closely in the garden there is a statue of the Virgin Mary at the foot of a lantern, which may have been worshiped by Christians in secret.
In the Japanese-style room, there is a “ranma,” the artistic opening between the doorway and the ceiling for light and ventilation, by the famous Japanese painter Seiho Takeuchi. The design depicts the gentle ridges of the Higashiyama mountains. The shape of the Higashiyama mountains are said to look like a person is sleeping with Mount Hiei at the top when viewed from the side.
Asajiro Kousaka, who was in charge of the Japanese-style part of the building, was also involved in the construction of many temples and shrines as well as buildings related to the royal family. It's a spacious and very open design for Japanese-style rooms.
The experts skill that went into building this room means that even without large pillars and beams, the room has been kept in its original state all this time; a rarity.
Hachiku-an is open to visitors, so please take the time to visit this amazing and historic house which has something for everyone.
Hachiku-an
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We Visited the Historic Kurochiku Hachiku-an!
The American architect Frank Lloyd Wright is famous in Japan. He designed a new wing of the former Imperial Hotel (Wright Pavilion) in Tokyo in 1923. His style became popular across Japan during the Taisho period (1912-1926) and influenced many buildings.
Hachiku-an, located near the downtown area of Kyoto City, is one of the buildings that incorporated this style into its Western-style rooms; going as far as to use the same limestone and tiles as the exterior walls of the former Imperial Hotel.
The KUROCHIKU Corporation, a member of the Kyoto Tourism Federation, has owned this building for several years and gave us an interview.
The exterior of the building is characterized by a “daibei-zukuri” style, in which a wall is built in front of the building so that the building is not directly visible from the street.This style was common for Kyomachiya; house built by wealthy merchants and doctors for their personal residences.
The glass in the corridor that separates the garden from the veranda is handmade and offers a beautiful retro look in the garden. It is said that not a single piece of glass has been broken since the building was first constructed! If you look closely in the garden there is a statue of the Virgin Mary at the foot of a lantern, which may have been worshiped by Christians in secret.
In the Japanese-style room, there is a “ranma,” the artistic opening between the doorway and the ceiling for light and ventilation, by the famous Japanese painter Seiho Takeuchi. The design depicts the gentle ridges of the Higashiyama mountains. The shape of the Higashiyama mountains are said to look like a person is sleeping with Mount Hiei at the top when viewed from the side.
Asajiro Kousaka, who was in charge of the Japanese-style part of the building, was also involved in the construction of many temples and shrines as well as buildings related to the royal family. It's a spacious and very open design fo
