The Mainichi Shimbun answers some common questions readers may have about the Kyoto Municipal Government's plan to raise its ...

Japanese architect Hiroshi Hara, who designed Osaka's Umeda Sky Buiding and the Kyoto Station building, has passed away aged ...

One reason it became a hot topic was a large billboard advertisement displayed on a Shinkansen platform at JR Kyoto Station. The advertisement was placed by Somi Shokuhin Co., a Kyoto-based ...

The bus runs on two routes. One is between Kyoto Station and Gojo-zaka, near Kiyomizudera temple. The other links Kyoto Station with Gojo-zaka, Gion, Ginkakuji temple and other popular sightseeing ...

and many leave directly from Kyoto Station's Karasuma stop. The green and white Kyoto City Buses hit most of the city's major sites, but even better are the Raku Buses (routes 100, 101 and 102 ...

Beyond the futuristic Kyoto Station, modern shopping complexes, and sleek luxury hotels, lies a city with celebrated centuries-old wonders, breathtaking temples, serene Zen gardens, narrow cobbled ...

for tourist measures such as easing congestion at Kyoto Station and preventing littering. Matsui sought understanding and cooperation from those who stay at accommodations in the city, saying that ...