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This spring is unusually cold, especially now, during big holidays called “Golden Week”. I have a coat and scarf actually. In the beginning of GW, I was invited to the Japanese drum performance of the Noh tradition. This was for the anniversary of the oldest Noh drum player, Mr. Hiroshi Sowa (曽和博朗, 88 yrs), organized [...]

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GTK decided to go hiking on Mt. Inari which is famous for Fushimi-Inari Taisha Shrine on the foot of the mountain. Fushimi-Inari Taisha Shrine is, as you know, a popular site for tourists because of thousand of red Shinto gate in the Shrine ground. But almost tourists don’t go up to the top of the [...]

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Hello hikers! Kyoto is getting warm day by day. Spring is almost here! Let us tell you about our next event for hiking! Upper photo is Daigo-ji Temple taken yesterday. Lower is the same temple site which will be expected on the hiking day. (20 days later from today) Yes! The mountain for the next [...]

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What are people in photo above doing? Do you know it? They are playing karuta to know about the Way of Tea, named Chanoyu Karuta in Japanese. This karuta is bilingual in English and Japanese, so it would be nice not only for learning the Way of Tea but also for learning Japanese for non-Japanese [...]

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Are you enjoy this beautiful weekend? October is the best month to walk, ride a bicycle and hike on the mountain. I love October!! Let me introduce GTK’s next hiking this month. Date : October 21st, Sunday. Place : Mt. Iwaya in Kumogahata, very north of Kyoto City. (The origin of Kamo River) Meet at [...]

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What do you think the photo above is? This is a painting which was painted about 150 years ago and is popular for Japanese people because the photo of this painting is appeared in the art textbook of Japanese high school. I went to the museum today to see this exhibition before the public opening. [...]

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You might see some small tents with red and white lanterns here and there in Kyoto this weekend. This is an annual Obon event for kids particularly in Kyoto. Adults prepare the gifts and snacks for kids and ask the monk to come to the tent and chant the sutra. Yes, summer is the busiest [...]

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Green Tour Kyoto would like to recommend a new way to escape from this heat summer. That is “Randen Yokai-densha”!!! Japanese monsters will wait for you on four trains of Randen line and feel you cooooool!!!!! Date: August 17th(Fri) ~ 19th(Sun) & 24th(Fri) ~ 26th(Sun) total: 6 days 1. depart at 17:54 from Shijo-omiya stn. [...]

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GTK would like to introduce one charity sale in the end of Golden Week. Date: May 5th, 11:00-21:00 & 6th, 10:00-15:00 Location: 左京西部いきいき市民活動センター (Sakyo-Seibu-Ikiiki-Shimin-Katudo-Center) (From Demachiyanagi Station head east. You will pass Heming Sports Club on your right and on your left, there is a broad area of hedge. Turn left at the hedge! Go [...]

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I enjoyed the first day of ART KYOTO 2012 at Kyoto International Conference Center. Lots of gallery from Kyoto, Tokyo and korea are exhibiting their collection and sale them. When we visit unfamiliar place and want to see art, it always be difficult to find a good gallery or nice exhibition. Or when we move [...]

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