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EDK's KYOTO LINKS

• Kyoto Weddings

  

  Kyoto Weddings is your local planner, specializing in traditional weddings at world famous shrines and restaurants (ryotei). We can tailor-make your event to suit your needs. Kimono photo plans and rental are also available.

• Kyoto Uzuki Cooking

  

  Learn to cook healthy, traditional Japanese food in English with Kyoto native Emi Hirayama. All lessons are with a small group held in her own kitchen! Best of all, you eat what you cook.

• Hosomi Museum 細見美術館

  

  The Hosomi Museum in the Okazaki district of Kyoto, near the Heian shrine. The museum houses a 1,000-piece art collection representing all major periods of Japanese art from the Jomon to Meiji periods. Contact the museum for private tours and lectures in English. The museum also features a traditional Japanese tea room.

• Capsule Ryokan Kyoto

  

  The first of its kind! 'Old Japanese charm with modern convenience'-- experience a taste of traditional tatami-style lodging at budget capsule hotel prices.

• Chi Kung with Emi in Kyoto

  

  Instructor Emi Morita is an experienced Chi Kung teacher and holds classes and special workshops around Kyoto, both in Japanese and English

• Bridget Scott Shiastu

  

  Local resident Bridget Scott is an experienced shiatsu practitioner and gives sessions and lessons in northeast Kyoto.

• Yamashita Garden Design 山下雅弘庭園工房

  

  Masahiro Yamashita is a native Kyoto gardener and garden designer. Combining traditional garden aesthetics with a love for modernist architecture, Yamashita-san's designs often produce something unique.

• We Are One

  

  We Are One Japan is a local volunteer group that connects internationally-minded individuals in the Kansai area through a wide range of smoke-free events and activities.

• Shunkoin 春光院 (Myoshinji-temple)

  Shunko-in is one of sub-temples in Myoshinji Temple, located in the northwestern part of Kyoto City. The deputy head priest, Rev. Kawakami, guides visitors in Zen meditation classes and tours in English.

• 9 Hours Capsule Hotel

  Need cheap accommodation for one or two nights? 9 Hours combines capsule hoteling with contemporary Japanese design. Capsule hotels have never looked so good.

• Rakutendo 楽天堂

  Run by Takashima Chiaki, Rakutendo is a mame ryori (bean cuisine) club and fair trade goods shop in a 90-year old machiya in western Kyoto

KYOTO INFO LINKS

• Green Tour Kyoto

  Green Tour Kyoto (GTK) proposes a new idea of Kyoto travel, which is earth-friendly, healthy and helps visitors get close to nature. Up-to-date information of temples, shrines, museums and performances is available

• Kyoto Visitor's Guide

  Long-time free paper of what's going on in Kyoto

• Kyoto Travel Guide

  The official guide from Kyoto city government

• Welcome to Kyoto (Kyoto Prefecture)

  Guide to Kyoto prefecture

JAPAN MEDIA / ARTICLES

• Kansai Scene Magazine

  Articles and listings for the Osaka-Kobe-Kyoto area

• Japanzine

  Country-wide free magazine.

• Let's Travel Around Japan

  Introduction of many sightseeing spots in Japan, as well as introduction to accommodation in Japan, Japanese food, and Japanese culture.

• Tokyo Art Beat

  Comprehensive site for art information in Tokyo

• My Tokyo Guide

  Private tours and custom travel

• Office Space in Japan

  An easy to use service for finding professional, affordable office space throughout Japan.

• How to Bow by Illustrator Nora Krug

  

  Part animation, part social critique, How to Bow is a hilarious and enlightening primer to three key life situations in Japan: making business, visiting a home, and having a drink. EDK strongly recommends the last chapter!

Other Food Links

• Chronos Coffee

  Shop a huge assortment of uniquely blended coffee.