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Osaka watch colourful flying wonders fill the sky and discover the science behind them This spring, if you find yourself worn out from temple-hopping in Kyoto – or craving a change of scenery from the cherry blossoms and the crowds – head over to the Kyoto Kameoka Balloon Festival that’s happening over the April 4-6 weekend it’s just a short trip from the city The festival takes place at Hozugawa Waterfront Park which is less than 10 minutes’ walk from JR Kameoka Station just four stops from Kyoto Station on the San-In Line the festival naturally offers (tethered) hot air balloon rides But don’t worry – there’s still plenty to see and do at this exciting festival One of the highlights is the balloon competition flight The teams will be competing based on their skills and the gracefulness of their balloons’ flight colourful balloons are truly breathtaking as they fill the sky.  check out the daily hot air balloon class (10am-10:30am) principles and mechanics of hot air balloons and even try setting up a balloon and operating the burner There will also be a market on site offering local and regional food For a truly jaw-dropping experience, be sure to catch the balloon showcase on Saturday April 5 at 7pm. 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Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! twittertiktokAbout us Contact us The Kyoto Prefecture city of Kameoka celebrated "Dog Day" on Nov 1 with a charming new mayor -- a golden retriever named Maggie.Maggie a 5-year-old public relations dog for the Kansai Guide Dogs For The Blind Association was appointed "Mayor Dog for a Day" and took on duties with gentle enthusiasm She attended an award ceremony for a local photo contest and shared encouraging tail wags with employees along the way This initiative is part of Kameoka's mission to establish itself as a dog-friendly town the city has been working to raise awareness around proper dog manners in public spaces and highlight dog-friendly spots where residents can enjoy outings with their pets was invited to join the festivities and lend its expertise in making public spaces accessible and welcoming for all Kameoka Mayor Takahiro Katsuragawa placed a sash on Maggie who looked slightly nervous in the mayor's chair took the opportunity to remind everyone that encouraging pet dogs to practice good manners in public settings can help create an inclusive environment one that supports the social participation of visually impaired people who rely on guide dogs The Kyoto Shimbun Kyoto pupils test water in Kizu River system to better understand nature Exhibition of nature photographer Hoshino's works held in Kyoto Monkeys at Kyoto zoo get icy treats to beat summer heat To have the latest news and stories delivered to your inbox Simply enter your email address below and an email will be sent through which to complete your subscription Please check your inbox for a confirmation email Thank you for reaching out to us.We will get back to you as soon as possible Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information Kyoto Prefecture—Five foreign visitors can don the armor of a samurai mount a horse and ride alongside a feudal lord during the 52nd Kameoka Mitsuhide Festival here on May 3 The Kameoka City Tourism Association is now recruiting foreigners to play the roles of five cavalry warriors in the festival for a fee of 300,000 yen ($2,000) The festival was launched in 1973 to honor the warlord Akechi Mitsuhide and includes a majestic procession of historical re-enactors portraying Mitsuhide and his entourage the association opened the role of Hidemitsu to a foreign tourist for the first time for 100,000 yen After receiving requests for group participants last year the association decided to let foreign visitors join the cavalry this time around Although the fee is even higher than the 200,000 yen required to play Mitsuhide the association believes the experience is worth the price since participants can ride a horse and wear samurai armor which is said to have been built by Mitsuhide maple leaves at famed Shiga temple are ablaze in color Priest opposes serving booze to ‘premium’ guests at Gion Festival Kyoto’s famed Gion Festival offers premium seating for a fee 139 subsidized plans approved to lure wealthy tourists to Japan No booze for ‘premium seat’ guests at Kyoto’s Gion Festival Rower dies in a tour boat accident on fast Kyoto river Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions Please right click to use your browser’s translation function.) A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II In-house News and Messages No reproduction or republication without written permission Leaf KYOTO Debut in spring 2027 New Trolley Trains to be Introduced in Saga-Arashiyama and Kameoka Areas has announced that it will introduce a new trolley train in the spring of 2027 The new trains will provide a comfortable riding environment with increased seat spacing and aisle widths and in-car displays in four languages (Japanese special rooms for group use will be introduced so that passengers can enjoy the magnificent nature of the Hozugawa River Valley even more The current trains are scheduled to be retired after the end of commercial operation in 2026 The newly reborn trolley trains will be loved by even more people New Year's revelers tried to grab a fistful of fortune for 2025 at a western Japan temple's annual "fukutabae" event on Jan in which 3,000 "lucky notes" are dropped down to an eager crowd Visitors heard a sutra chanted by the temple's chief priest Anaho Gyonin and others before the good-luck charms drifted down from a 5-meter-high turret in front of Anao-ji temple's main hall in Kameoka which are believed to bring especially strong luck Those fortunate enough to catch one are said to become wealthy A 43-year-old homemaker from Hirakata in neighboring Osaka Prefecture who attended the event for the first time was one of the lucky red-ticket takers "I was standing at a distance from the turret I hope this year will be a peaceful one," she said with a smile Kids thrilled by peculiar plant properties in Setsunan Univ. class Golden retriever becomes mayor of city in Kyoto on Dog Day The dates displayed for an article provide information on when various publication milestones were reached at the journal that has published the article activities on preceding journals at which the article was previously under consideration are not shown (for instance submission All content on this site: Copyright © 2025 Elsevier B.V. It has been three months since the town of Kameoka became the first city in Japan to ban plastic bags at checkout registers retail stores Adopting the measure to reduce plastic waste the population of just under 88,000 people has quickly grown accustomed to the new plastic-free lifestyle and the rate of shoppers bringing their own “My Bag” has increased to 98% the city now plans to encourage the use of personal bottles (My Bottle) with the aim of reducing the volume of empty plastic bottles in the future Their goal is to move forward and become an environmentally advanced city.  The scene is in Matsumoto supermarket’s store in the Aratsuka district of Kameoka Shoppers who have finished paying take out their own shopping bags one after another and pack them with purchased groceries and everyday items.  you don't feel inconvenienced,”  said Ayo Murayama who began using her own bag seriously after the ordinance came into effect Now she carries several sizes of reusable bags with her Even when shopping elsewhere in the region she and many Kameoka residents no longer ask for plastic bags demonstrating their understanding that it is good to be environmentally friendly The city ordinance prohibits all retailers — including mom-and-pop stores and convenience stores — from providing any type of plastic bag Paper bags provided by shops are still allowed but customers must pay for them or other alternative bags beginning in June 2021.  Companies that fail to comply will have their names disclosed among other yet-undisclosed sanctions.  The city has received both positive and negative reactions from residents and business operators since the new rules went into effect The most common complaint has beens that “it is inconvenient to have shopping bags banned.”   Most of the approximately 700 retail stores in the city and more and more people are bringing their own bags According to the city’s survey of major supermarkets and commercial facilities the rate of those bringing their own bags has increased to 98% as of February 2021 a city employee who has been involved in the initiative “citizens’ awareness is steadily climbing.” What triggered the recent ban was the problem of pollution in the Hozu River Going down the Hozu River from Kameoka to Arashiyama But the scenery has deteriorated over the decades because of the problem of plastic garbage floating along the riverbank the boatmen started cleaning it up and working on measures to prevent plastic waste the local government put out a “Declaration of Zero Plastic Waste in the Reiwa Era” with the aim of breaking away from disposable plastics by 2030 The ordinance enacted in 2020 is intended to make plastic bags more expensive The road to implementing the city’s plan has been steep and thorny with business operators and residents objecting saying that it was “premature” and would “adversely affect performance.” However the significance of these efforts finally began to sink in.  Kameoka started charging for plastic bags in 2019 it passed a city ordinance to ban them altogether Yamauchi hopes that Kameoka’s efforts “will throw a pebble into the pond of discussion on the issue of plastic waste elsewhere.” the city has begun to promote the concept of “My Bottle” (personal refillable bottles) to replace one-use plastic beverage bottles as the next target toward achieving zero plastic waste have installed water coolers that provide drinking water The initiative is being expanded in the fiscal year starting April 2021 with water coolers supplied to public elementary and junior high schools Restaurants are also being encouraged to cooperate by becoming “water supply spots.”  “The aim of an environmentally advanced city is to normalize life without the use of plastic bags and bottles even without passing new rules.” Kameoka City’s initiatives in this regard are likely to attract attention in the future Marine pollution from disposable plastic products and in discussions in many countries measures are underway to reduce them At the 2016 World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos a report predicted that at least 8 million tons of plastic would flow into the ocean each year exceeding the total weight of fish living in the ocean by 2050 if measures were not taken RELATED: ‘Port of Humanity’ Tackling Ocean Waste The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have 169 specific targets for achieving 17 goals. One of them is to “prevent and significantly reduce all types of marine pollution, including marine waste by 2025.” At the G20 Summit held in Osaka in 2019 the issue of marine plastic litter was on the main agenda for the first time and member countries shared their vision for reducing to zero the plastic waste flowing out to the sea by 2050 RELATED: Islands of Abundant Nature Spoiled by Ocean Waste France has banned some single-use plastic products Similar discussions have been held in the European Union with the aim of moving away from disposable plastics altogether (Read the Sankei Shimbun report in Japanese at this link.) You must be logged in to post a comment ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " Leaf KYOTO event KPC Rantan Festival" in Kameoka / Kameoka Athletic Park KPC Lantern Festival 2024" will be held on Saturday and kitchen car stalls are planned during the day to coincide with the lantern launch at 19:30 Enjoy the fantastic moment when countless lanterns are released into the night sky Leaf KYOTO Store Locations Cafe [Pepin CAFE] that conveys the charm of Kameoka A café centered on organic food where you can enjoy vegan cuisine has opened near the Kameoka City Library you can see the natural scenery of Kameoka from the windows inside the store Food and drinks made with organic vegetables grown by farmers in the city are on standby to accompany such a relaxing and healing time Spicy taco rice uses koya tofu instead of meat The brightly colored taco rice is supervised by Eriko Higashikawa who runs a vegetarian cooking class in Kyoto we have prepared rice ball sets that use plenty of fermented foods such as pickles and miso Leaf KYOTO The Tamba Yamamoto Kameoka Main Store a complex that promotes Kameoka brand food and culture Leaf KYOTO Store Locations Donut break while listening to HIPHOP at [Groove Donuts] in Kameoka (Front left) Peanut butter and banana chips with a rich banana aroma are both made in house (Back) Plain dough made from Hokkaido flour and deep-fried in rice oil coated with homemade caramel sauce: 280 yen experienced doughnut making in Melbourne when he was just before 30 years old he made a U-turn to Kameoka and opened a doughnut store in May of last year The casually placed vinyl records and turntables The case is lined with about 10 different types of doughnuts including the standard plain and honey-glazed doughnuts and pistachio and rare cheese cream doughnuts Take off your shoes and enjoy a donut with a view of the rice paddies Leaf KYOTO Store Locations A flower shop with outstanding taste that colors the city of Kameoka [Kusanomi] A stylish and cute flower arrangement store opened in Kameoka City Nakagawa are showing their outstanding sense of taste by decorating the ceiling of Pepin CAFE on the third floor of the same building with dried flowers The store is filled with their favorite fresh flowers and miscellaneous goods such as vases and pots Tastefully put together bouquets of homemade dried flowers are available from 600 yen on standby Seasonal flowers can be purchased from a single tree They also offer delivery service to Kameoka City and home delivery is available in other areas Leaf KYOTO Store Locations Enjoy local vegetables and pizza at En a wood-fired oven pizza restaurant in Kameoka Hitomi set up this store in a peaceful satoyama after they retired which was built by reusing old wood and fixtures from their 150-year-old family home The famous pizza is baked in a self-made kiln made of bricks and hardened with plaster mixed with bengara The ingredients for the pizza are all organic vegetables grown in the company's own vegetable garden and locally grown vegetables from the Shinzen area We recommend the pizza set that includes a seasonal vegetable salad and soup for 10,500 yen Pizza with kujo leeks and teriyaki chicken Tomato sauce base with plenty of home-grown Kujo leeks The dough is made of special Neapolitan pizza flour The special tiramisu for 300 yen is a secret favorite The taste is said to have been perfected after careful consideration of the mascarpone cheese mixture Leaf KYOTO Enjoy Kansai's largest class of fireworks in a relaxed atmosphere Special Seats for "Hozugawa Citizens' Fireworks Festival" Tickets on Sale in Advance Special Area" reclining seats 16,000 yen/seat Leaf KYOTO Store Locations Enjoy strawberry sweets made by strawberry farmers at Miyamae Farm Kitchen car in Kameoka Strawberry & Chocolate Scone 400 yen & Iced Coffee 500 yen The moderately sweet scones have a fluffy dough The high cocoa chocolate complements the sweet Miyamae Noen" is a strawberry farm in Kameoka that opened in 2019 with the aim of "producing strawberries produced in Kyoto Prefecture it is a popular spot where many people visit from early in the morning in search of delicious strawberries A kitchen car selling scones made with homemade strawberries has appeared from Miyamae Noen We want to do what we can do because we are a strawberry farm," says the owner While working as an employee of an outdoor brand she develops recipes for scones using strawberries grown by her husband she and her husband collaborate to sell their homemade scones in the kitchen car we dare to use fresh strawberries," says Rieko The lineup includes about five types of scones made on a whim such as strawberry and cream cheese or red bean paste and strawberry who are involved in activities to enliven Kameoka are also planning a number of products in collaboration with the local community such as scones using local vegetables and drinks made in collaboration with the Kawakami Tea Shop We hope to make this a place that people want to come to," Miyamae said Articles and Important Information for Stillwater What: The Stillwater Sister Cities Council is celebrating a ceremony to honor the 22-anniversary of the installation of the International Friendship Garden at the Stillwater Community Center in conjunction with a visit from the Kameoka Japanese Gardener Association The ceremony will feature remarks from Mayor Will Joyce Sister Cities Council Chairperson Larry Jones Sister Cities Charter Member Sylvia Duncan and responses from our friends from the Kameoka Sister Cities delegation including gardeners who are traveling to Stillwater with the group The ceremony will culminate with a tree planting in the garden at the Stillwater Community Center The International Friendship Garden is near the north entrance to the building Parking is available at the Community Center Media Opportunities: Members of the media and the public are welcome to attend the City of Stillwater and the Sister Cities Council welcomed a delegation of landscape gardeners from Kameoka to Stillwater The delegation of 15 gardeners from the Kameoka Young Landscape Gardeners Cooperative came to construct two Japanese landscape gardens one a Viewing Garden at the Community Center and one a small Tea Garden at the OSU Botanical Garden More than twenty tons of materials used in constructing the gardens were shipped from Japan at the expense of the Gardeners Cooperative all plant materials and the rental cost of heavy equipment needed to complete the construction of the gardens During the eight days the gardeners were in Stillwater an amazing transformation to the sites took place Each gardener knew exactly what he was to do each day and their ability to work somewhat independently a testimony to their wonderful gardening skills The beautiful International Friendship Garden at the Community Center is a gift from the Young Gardeners Cooperative and the people of Kameoka to the people of Stillwater and is tangible evidence of the wonderful sister cities relationship that exists between Kameokaand Stillwater The smaller tea garden at the Botanical Garden is a gift to OSU A three-member delegation of gardeners returned to Stillwater during the summer of 1998 at which time a formal dedication ceremony for the International Friendship Garden took place with the participation of the gardeners from Kameoka The City of Stillwater is committed to providing information to Stillwater residents and visitors - ensuring that Stillwater's city government is transparent and that resources are accessible to all The City of Stillwater press releases provide information on special events By continuing on our website, you consent to our use of cookies. Find more information in our Privacy Policy.  A mosaic recreating "The Great Wave Off Kanagawa," an iconic woodblock print by Japanese ukiyo-e artist Katsushika Hokusai has been certified by Guinness World Records for the largest number of photographs used to make the artwork.Preschoolers primary school students and junior high school students from Kameoka were among children nationwide who sent 40,954 photos to organizers of the project.The children were photographed holding up paper cards on which they had written their own personal aspirations with the photos arranged like tiles to form the mosaic The event to create the mosaic was organized by the Tokyo-based Kokorozashi Art Project and was co-sponsored by Kameoka City.Organizers asked for photos to be submitted in the hope of starting a "big wave toward world peace."A total of 3,141 Kameoka nursery school children and elementary and junior high school students took part in the project and their pictures were arranged on a computer A ceremony was held at Galleria Kameoka on May 5 to hand over to Kokorozashi Art Project a certificate recognizing the work as a Guinness World Record.The mosaic as a digital photo collection of vows and oaths was approved by Guinness World Records on Dec 29 last year.The mosaic was printed on a two-by-three meter piece of cloth and unveiled at the site of the certification ceremony Participants in the project approached the work and searched for their own image in the waves drew applause as he accepted the certificate from the Guinness World Records certifying officer at the ceremony.A female junior high school student who wrote about her hopes of becoming a schoolteacher "To become connected with so many people I don't know through the mosaic was touching."Organizers are considering making the mosaic into a ceramic tablet and displaying it at Kyoto's Sanga Stadium Kyocera 12 injured as "mikoshi" portable shrines topple at local festival in Shiga Pref. Kyoto festival parade to return after 3-yr lull amid pandemic Fermentation under way for new sake at Kyoto Pref. brewery The City was also selected as a "SDGs Future City" and "SDGs Model Project" by the Government of Japan’s Cabinet Office Kameoka City unveiled a new initiative that harnesses technology to eliminate litter Kameoka City implemented a solution that uses IoT sensors to compress garbage in outdoor trash cans and remotely track how much litter has been accumulated In April 2022, Kameoka City launched its "Zero Litter Project" to further improve its civic environment. As part of the initiative, the City decided to install IoT-powered smart recycling boxes called "SmaGO" provided by Japan-based company Forcetec The SmaGO product name combines the English word “smart” and the Japanese word for litter (“gomi”) SmaGO uses electricity generated on-site to compress trash making it possible to increase trash can capacity by approximately 5 to 6 times compared to conventional trash cans of the same size IoT sensors monitor the amount of trash accumulated and send notifications when it’s a good time to collect the trash This significantly reduces the frequency and cost of garbage collection trips and it also reduces CO2 emissions associated with the collection process Since the system is equipped with solar panels meaning no additional burden is placed on the electrical grid After analyzing garbage collection data with the current installation Kameoka City will consider further expansion of the SmaGo system At a ceremony held in Kameoka on October 3 to commemorate the launch of the IoT-powered trash can installation Kameoka City Mayor Takahiro Katsuragawa and Masato Ikeda "It’s been three years since we first partnered with SoftBank we were able to install a new IoT trash can installation at the north exit of JR Kameoka Station we’ll promote proper litter management by monitoring the status of garbage posting data and we’ll also consider adding more trash cans We strongly encourage our citizens to make use of these IoT trash cans.” we’ve met with Kameoka City once or twice a year to check on the progress of our projects We’d like to analyze more data from the IoT trash cans we’ve installed and consider what steps we should take in the future to make Kameoka City even cleaner We believe it is crucial to have the cooperation of citizens and we would like to promote the future development of Kameoka City's environmental initiatives by not only asking citizens to pick up litter but also to post information on where litter has been found by using LINE and to check the status of IoT trash can usage In consultation with the people of Kameoka we’d like to further assist Kameoka City’s environmental initiatives.” Children from a daycare center picked up litter and demonstrated how to dispose of it in "SmaGO" trash cans The SmaGO trash can locations were determined based on location-based data of litter submitted by residents using the "Litter Posting Menu." Launched in April 2022 as part of Kameoka City’s Zero Litter Project the initiative utilizes the LINE messaging app so residents can easily post pictures of litter found around the City These locations are then displayed on a map to visualize the litter situation By gathering information useful for analyzing the causes of why and where littering takes place data-driven efforts are expected to help Kameoka City solve the problem of littering (Posted on October 11, 2022, Original article posted on October 6, 2022)by SoftBank News Editors Pepper Raises Plastic Pollution Awareness for Elementary Students Information is current as of the time of publication titles and other information are subject to change You cannot quote because this article is private Leaf KYOTO event Kameoka Matsuri Yamahoko Event," which conveys the spirit of the townspeople who put their heart and soul into the Yamahoko floats (KTUL) — Stillwater Public Schools announced the renewal of its exchange program with the schools of Kameoka “We are looking forward to the new beginning of our relationships with the schools in Kameoka after a 13 year hiatus,” says Cindy Petree Chairperson of the Sister City Council and former School Exchange Coordinator at Stillwater Middle School “Next year is the 35th anniversary of our agreement between SMS and Taisei Junior High School and we are beginning plans to send a group of students and adults to Kameoka to celebrate this longtime relationship.” Kameoka has been a sister city to Stillwater since 1985.In the years following the official designation student and teacher delegations traveled annually between the sister cities to visit each other’s schools sharing cultural presentations and special gifts the schools mutually agreed to stop the visits due to budget issues the Mayor of Kameoka visited Stillwater with a delegation of city officials to discuss restarting the school exchange with Stillwater City officials SMS students will welcome ten guests from Kameoka with seven students and three adults attending and observing classes present about their city and enjoy Stillwater as they stay with host families “This is an exciting opportunity for our school and our community in reviving the Kameoka Sister Schools Program,” says SMS School Exchange Coordinator Kari Quigley “Our students and teachers are excited to welcome the Japan delegation and can't wait to share our culture with our guests and learn all about theirs WIth special activities planned for the week it will be a positive experience for two different cultures to come together and learn about each other.” Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Leaf KYOTO All within 15 minutes on foot Kameoka Ekimae Manpuku Gourmet Selection 9 With the opening of [Sanga Stadium by KYOCERA] in Kameoka City many people must be visiting Kameoka for the first time we've put together a list of Kameoka gourmet dishes that are worthy of your attention whether you're new to Kameoka or have been to Kameoka many times All the shops are within a 15-minute walk from Kameoka Station so take a stroll through the streets and visit your destination who has about 10 years of experience in the Denki Shokudo Group including working as the manager of [Rojimon] in Kyoto City The extensive menu includes starters grilled on a charcoal stove oden with a rich dashi stock placed next to the counter and creamy sea urchin pasta that is perfect for finishing Grilled to your liking on a charcoal grill for 600 yen comes with three appetizing dishes "Sometimes we use Japanese seasonings in the menu which mainly uses local vegetables and seasonal seafood so that even people who are new to Spanish cuisine can get familiar with it." Mr a chef who gained experience at a popular Spanish restaurant made according to a traditional Spanish recipe Enjoy dishes such as grilled onion with nut sauce and ajillo that go well with Spanish wine Chicken and rabbit meat paella (S) 1,500 yen which combines chicken and vegetables from Kameoka with rabbit meat from Spain opened a bar to convey the appeal of Kameoka's vegetables With the motto of local production for local consumption guests are captivated by dishes made with vegetables harvested in the morning and Tamba black chicken from Kameoka The popular skewers are served with a sauce that makes the most of seasonal vegetables and fruits bringing out the flavor of Kameoka-grown vegetables and Tanba black chicken They also have a wide variety of alcoholic beverages such as craft beer and sours This is a place where you can casually enjoy the taste of Kameoka Tamba black chicken with high-quality fat and texture and 5 kinds of skewered grilled skewers with local vegetables for 980 yen Salad of the day 700 yen *All prices exclude tax Opened in 2019 at the foot of Kameyama Castle where the white walls and townhouse buildings retain the vestiges of a castle town shows off the skills he has honed at a famous Spanish restaurant in Kyoto City not only with classic Spanish dishes such as paella and ajillo but also with a variety of appetizers and main dishes the seafood paella (S) with plenty of shrimp and squid shells (1,900 yen) and the seasonal fish pickled in vinegar (750 yen) are must-eats which was renovated by the owner couple with their own hands "I want you to get away from your daily life and spend your own time." The special original curry and omelet rice served in a popular clay pot for lunch also appear at dinner time so it is also recommended when you want to eat a solid meal There are plenty of a la carte items such as appetizers so why not stop by when you want to have a drink The special original curry containing several kinds of spices is 940 yen with an appetizer and petite drink for lunch General who has been active as a craftsman of Japanese food and sushi It is popular among locals for its delicious fish and creative dishes Homegrown vegetables and rice are used for the ingredients and you can also taste the popular Kameoka beef You can feel the master's skills in everything from carefully prepared dashi rolls to hand-made hamburgers The warm atmosphere makes it easy for even a single woman to enter olive oil-flavored uncured ham salad (900 yen) The 800 yen hamburg steak with a choice of two types of ponzu sauce and demi sauce is also popular for lunch named after the owner's surname and his wife's name the owner selects and purchases fresh fish from the central market and you can enjoy delicious fish dishes for lunch and dinner but also the conversation with the friendly couple of the owner is another real pleasure the "Women's Troupe Lunch Show" (3,300 yen with meal) is held (reservation required) 1,100 yen daily Japanese set meal with different contents depending on the arrival of the day so mothers with children are also recommended The store has a nostalgic atmosphere and is furnished with tasteful furniture mainly using local ingredients from Kameoka Curry with just the right amount of spice also divides the popularity so please come to the store with plenty of time to spare centered on okara konjac croquettes instead of minced meat Sanuki udon specialty store that purchases flour from Sanuki and does all the processes such as kneading and cutting by hand while keeping the traditional method who trained at [Ikegami Seimenjo] in Sanuki offers a popular udon-making experience class (¥2,500 to ¥3,500 per person 1 Participation by first name is also possible.Reservation required) 1200 yen for a heaping amount of shrimp tempura Leaf KYOTO event Illuminated Fantasy Train" that beautifully decorates the Hozugawa River Valley / Trolley Kameoka Station - Trolley Saga Station Spread says it will open the fully automated farm with robots handling almost every step of the process A Japanese company is to open the world’s first “robot farm” as agriculture joins other sectors of the economy in attempting to fill labour shortages created by the country’s rapidly ageing population Spread, a vegetable producer, said industrial robots would carry out all but one of the tasks needed to grow the tens of thousands of lettuces it produces each day at its vast indoor farm in Kameoka, Kyoto prefecture, starting from mid-2017. The robots will do everything from re-planting young seedlings to watering, trimming and harvesting crops. The innovation will boost production from 21,000 lettuces a day to 50,000 a day, the firm said, adding that it planned to raise that figure to half a million lettuces daily within five years. “The seeds will still be planted by humans, but every other step, from the transplanting of young seedlings to larger spaces as they grow to harvesting the lettuces, will be done automatically,” said JJ Price, Spread’s global marketing manager. The new farm – an extension of its existing Kameoka farm – will improve efficiency and reduce labour costs by about half. The use of LED lighting means energy costs will be slashed by almost a third, and about 98% of the water needed to grow the crops will be recycled. The farm, measuring about 4,400 sq metres, will have floor-to-ceiling shelves where the produce is grown. Read moreThe pesticide-free lettuces will contain more beta-carotene – an antioxidant – than other farm-grown lettuce It plans to build more robotic plant factories elsewhere in Japan and A worker checking lettuces at the indoor farm of Spread company in its Kameoka factory Photograph: Spread/AFP/Getty Images“Our new farm could become a model for other farms but our aim is not to replace human farmers but to develop a system where humans and machines work together,” Price said Price said the introduction of robotics will enable the firm to increase production by an additional 30,000 heads of lettuce a day to 51,000 a day between its two farms The firm, which supply lettuces to about 2,000 supermarkets in Japan, was quick to point out that the robot farmers will not be androids dressed in waxed jackets and tweed caps Spread’s machines look more like conveyer belts equipped with custom-made robotic arms that can transfer lettuce seedlings without harming them The automated system will not only handle lettuces as well as sterilise water and control light sources Lettuce growing is not the only agricultural sector in Japan that is turning to robots to address a dwindling and ageing workforce The agricultural machinery firm Kubota is one of several Japanese companies that are developing “muscle suits” for use by care providers A robot developed by the firm Shibuya Seiki and the national agriculture and food research organisation can pick strawberries at the rate of one every eight seconds Panasonic began field tests of a robot that uses a camera and image sensor to detect ripe tomatoes on the vine Japan’s shrinking agricultural sector is a reflection of a wider demographic crisis with the average age of the country’s farmers rising to 65.9 in 2011 agriculture accounted for just 1.2% of Japanese gross domestic product in 2013 while the number of full-time farmers was 1.7 million in 2014 The Nomura Research Institute predicted in a recent report that nearly half of all jobs in Japan could be performed by robots by 2035 most likely in “non-creative” sectors such as customer service SEARCHJOIN CLUB Satellite Voices Tokyo launches today joining Shanghai, Dubai, Moscow, Munich, Rome, Paris and Santiago as part of our innovative global cultural platform, brought to you by Dazed and Swatch The site now connects eight teams of influential local city editors from to broadcast Satellite Voices to a worldwide audience of millions Ayumi Seki and Sophie Jackson are our team of Satellite Voices editors representing the city of Tokyo Bringing a fresh new perspective on Japan’s cutting edge youth culture musicians and designers leading the charge of Tokyo’s creative revolution Emi Kameoka is Tokyo born-and-bred who also alongside Satellite Voices works with Nicola Formichetti and Vogue Hommes Japan Her dream is to enter the world of Haruki Murakami wishing she could live in Yayoi Kusama’s polka dot house Ex-Londoner Sophie Jackson began working in editorial for AnOther Magazine before becoming Deputy Marketing and Events Manager for Dazed Group before moving to Tokyo at the beginning of 2011 a film events producer who will be exploring the film and photography industry in Japan Dazed Digital: What inspires you about the area that you live and work in?Emi Kameoka: It is not limited in one area I like my neighbourhood because it is cosy and quiet and within 15 minutes walk I can go to the crazy central This balance is very important for me.Sophie Jackson: It feels a lot like a village just off the centre of Tokyo and has a more laidback art and music scene, providing a welcome retreat from neon lights and kawaii girls.Ayumi Seki: In just a five minutes walk from my tiny apartment DD: What is your favourite hidden city spot and why?Emi Kameoka: A pond in my garden.Sophie Jackson: My balcony with cherry blossoms creeping over the edge the major redeeming feature of an 18m2 apartment.Ayumi Seki: On The Corner diner in Shibuya DD: What can you find in your city that you cant get anywhere else?Emi Kameoka: Minty eye drops most of the time you will see and meet a certain type of people with certain interest it is filled with amazing people living with full of ‘omoiyari’ (kindheartedness in Japanese) Tokyo is my sweet hometown.Sophie Jackson: To me it feels like everything in Tokyo comes from another planet My personal highlight is the sight of middle aged women taking their glittery outfit clad sausage dogs for a stroll (in their dog pram a highlight amongst entirely unnecessary Japanese inventions).Ayumi Seki: There is nothing you cannot get in Tokyo Leaf KYOTO event First 10,000-shot display Kameoka Peace Festival Hozugawa Citizens' Fireworks Display" / Kameoka Kameoka Peace Festival Hozugawa Citizens' Fireworks Display" will be held in Kameoka City The Peace Festival is held every August as an event to commemorate Kameoka City's declaration of "World Federation Peace City Declaration" in 1955 This is the first time in the city's history that a fireworks display of 10,000 shots is held The highlight of the festival is the musical fireworks fused with music all areas of the festival will be completely ticketed so visitors will need to purchase a paid ticket for 2,000 yen or more to view the fireworks and use the food stalls Enjoy the eco-friendly fireworks display that is unique to Kameoka which has attracted attention as an environmentally advanced city for its use of reusable tableware National Report Kyoto Prefecture--Officials from the operator of the sightseeing boat that capsized in the river here say the accident resulted from the steersman falling overboard and the vessel striking the rocks The Kameoka-based association of pleasure boat companies for the Hozugawa river reported at a news conference on March 29 that the crew member steering the boat from the back missed the water with his long rudder oar He then lost his balance and fell overboard and the boat soon hit the rocks and flipped over the crew member who was plying the long pole in the front of the boat a 40-year-old man who was rowing the boat in the middle and who rushed to the back to take over According to interviews with the two surviving crew members it took just over 10 seconds from the time the steersman fell overboard to when the boat hit the rocks The two said that one of the two rowers rushed to the rear to steer but the boat gradually drifted to the left It collided with the rocks and Tanaka at the front fell into the river He was not wearing a life jacket when he was pulled from the water But it is believed that he was wearing one at the time the tour started the boat remained pinned there and capsized after taking on water from the river's swift current If there is no crew member steering the boat “The boat was unable to navigate and veered off its normal course,” he said He said it is unclear why the crew member missed the water with the rudder oar and fell into the river “We sincerely apologize for the frightening moments experienced by our customers who were involved in the accident,” Toyota said “We express our heartfelt condolences to (the crew member who died),” he added and bowed deeply The boat was carrying 25 passengers and four crew members when it capsized in the Hozugawa river at around 11 a.m Kyoto prefectural police and firefighters searched for the missing rower with a helicopter and a boat from the morning of March 29 but could not find him that day The government’s Transport Safety Board dispatched two ship accident investigators to the site the same day to examine the recovered boat the police and firefighters said they received information that a body was found about 400 meters downstream from the accident site (This article was written by Shogo Mitsuzumi Survivors of tour boat accident recall nightmare; search continues Woman who took Hokkaido boat tour in ’20 recalls frigid weather Tour boat firms struggle to entice customers after April tragedy Kazu I finally pulled out of the sea after 1st attempt failed Coast Guard: Whale spotted in Tokyo Bay not a threat to boats Leaf KYOTO Kumamon's Hot Air Balloon Appears at Yunohana Onsen in Kameoka City "Summer vacation limited monitor experience boarding event" is being held The "Kumamon Hot Air Balloon Mooring Summer Holiday Limited Monitor Boarding Event" is being held at Yunohana Onsen Yunohana Onsen is said to have healed sword wounds of wounded warriors during the Warring States Period visit Yunohana Onsen to soak in the hot spring and enjoy the natural beauty of the mountain village a hot air balloon with a large design of Kumamon will appear at a special venue at Shoen-so Visitors can enjoy a 5-minute ride in the air in the giant 17.5-meter-high Enjoy a special experience with your loved ones this summer vacation which is hard to schedule due to the Corona disaster Eye-catching: ©2010 Kumamoto Kumamon #K33125 Today's print edition Home Delivery surrounded by technology companies and startups 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To learn more see our FAQ Sponsored contents planned and edited by JT Media Enterprise Division Kyoto Prefecture--A rower died following a tour boat accident in the Hozugawa river here on March 28 the 51-year-old rower was pronounced dead at a hospital he was rushed to in a state of cardiac arrest A total of 29 people--25 passengers including three children and four crew members--were aboard the boat One crew member is missing after being swept away All 29 people were thrown into the river by the force of the boat running aground other boats rescued the passengers and crew members According to the prefectural police and the association of pleasure boat companies of the Hozugawa river a call to the emergency service reported that a sightseeing boat had become stranded on the river because the rain on the previous day increased the water level of the river The boat tour is canceled if the water level in the Hozu Valley which is constantly published by the land ministry the water level at the valley was between 50 cm and 74 cm a range that only requires the addition of one more rower than usual The boat is equipped with life jacket belts for adults for the number of people aboard Rowers always recommend that passengers don the life jackets before the boat sets off Life jacket belts for children are provided if the passengers include children but the association said that it’s not known whether the child passengers aboard were wearing them and it is believed that the accident occurred near a site called Otakase which it passed around 30 minutes after departure A rower on another boat that set off after the vessel reported the accident by wireless to the association which was originally published in Japanese language on 05 May the passion of a painter changed the fate of a welfare facility The rich history and artworks created there eloquently tell us many things today a nursing home for people with disabilities It is located among vast stretches of rice fields in Kameoka 20 minutes from Kyoto Station on the JR Sagano Line A few paintings are displayed on the wall of the entrance Paintings also hang at certain intervals along the walls of staircase corridors and dining hall All the paintings were created by Mizunoki residents Stopping for a while to look closely at the paintings we realized that the day-to-day life of the residents and care staff exist right alongside works of art the exciting experience of encountering paintings and the various incidents that happen every day are all interconnected NUMAZU Masako says: “I try to think about the time our residents spend in this facility from an artistic point of view Art is not just about methods like painting but also about perspective and ways of thinking Art encourages us to understand and accept that everyone is different.” Mizunoki’s approach is rooted in the painting classes which started in 1964 as part of the facility’s recreational activities set aside time for painting in order to advance the home’s mission of building an environment where people with severe disabilities can lead enriched lives a nihonga (Japanese-style painting) artist the lessons encouraged residents to draw freely on paper with pastel crayons Nishigaki noticed the high artistic quality latent in some of the residents,” explains Numazu he decided to start a full training program with the objective of educating them to become painters Nishigaki seriously engaged with the question of what makes a work of art ‘good’ or ‘bad,’ and judged their output on its own merits regardless of the painters’ disabilities.” Assuming the position of facility director right before Nishigaki died Numazu did not personally experience the inception of the painting class moved by how residents had continued to paint under Nishigaki’s guidance as well as their paintings that are the fruits of their labors even today Numazu keeps on inquiring into the essence of what Nishigaki tried to convey in his teaching Nishigaki to understand the inner self of individual residents He wanted to cultivate their basic abilities through painting so that they could take these with them and live in society He didn’t merely cram them with techniques I think his concrete teaching methods alone cannot possibly explain the level of success the painting class achieved it was the personal interactions between Mr Nishigaki and his students that undeniably contributed to the success of the classes.” Today the members of the original painting class are elderly while others have already passed away some residents wish to continue painting as they feel at home doing it including young people who go to a daycare facility in the area as well as the older members of the painting class continue painting in a studio under the gaze of the artist MORI Taizo Time is also set aside for painting every Saturday morning when residents can paint in a relaxed atmosphere under the guidance of a special education teacher who is also an artist During the 50 years since Nishigaki first started the art activities approximately 18,000 paintings have been created at Mizunoki Attempts to set up a new storage facility to preserve and manage artworks and make a digital archive of artworks as well as other activities for future research have been undertaken with support from the Nippon Foundation “I think the artistic period that Mizunoki enjoyed thanks to Mr Chuichi Nishigaki is the most precious asset we have We can learn about this past by carefully archiving the artworks as well as the history that accumulated here and use it as seeds for the future,” says OKUYAMA Riko “The French painter Jean Dubuffet coined and defined the term ‘art brut.’ I think it is critical to think about the historical background behind why Dubuffet came up with this word Dubuffet felt strong doubts and animosity toward the art world That is why the shock he had when encountering examples of art brut was expressed through the very term he invented to label them.” Art brut and Mizunoki crossed paths in 1994 when 32 artworks from Mizunoki were acquired by Collection de l’art brut02 in Lausanne the first of such case for an Asian institution Mizunoki has been recognized both domestically and internationally as a pioneering art brut institution “Mizunoki’s paintings were spotted by Collection de l’art brut I think we should look at the history of Mizunoki’s painting class and the history of art brut separately Mizunoki is not dependent on art brut for validation but the reason for the point of contact arising between the two is more interesting That is precisely why Mizunoki aims to think about issues related to art brut besides archiving its own collection.” one facing the street and the other facing the backyard As I walked through the museum’s gracious and well-ventilated space Okuyama showed me many papers with diagram-like drawings on them She explained that these were drills made by members of Nishigaki’s class “The residents made these drills to practice composing shape and color The tests were conducted as part of research into the potential for painting education for people with mental disabilities with the financial support from the Toyota Foundation asked residents to copy a circle and rectangle or filling a circle in red with unsteady strokes Their responses revealed their unique personalities to observe the individuality of each resident in a simple manner providing us with clues to comprehend how each resident paints.” These drawing assignments included the work of FUKUMURA Soudayu who was an original member of the painting class and whose work has been highly praised he gave me his card that he had drawn himself Fukumura has been painting for more than 50 years Even today he still paints twice a month during the studio hours and after dinner in the residential care facility where he lives Nishigaki wanted to tell us is the importance of realizing and accepting differences evident in each and every one of us and celebrating as well as nurturing these individual qualities and I believe that Mizunoki and the museum exist to realize his vision I intend to engage carefully with each of our activities I hope that Mizunoki’s efforts will be something both residents and staff can be all proud of in the future.” many unimaginable difficulties exist in regard to supporting people with serious mental disabilities And that is also what Nishigaki faced 50 years ago But the possibilities of art are always rooted in our daily lives and never leave us InformationMIZUNOKI MUSEUM of ART, KAMEOKAAddress :18 Kitamachi, Kameoka-shi, Kyoto 621-0861, JapanTel : 0771-20-1888Hours : 10:00 – 18:00Closed : Every Monday, Tuesdaywww.mizunoki-museum.org The term “art brut” literally means “raw art” in French It was coined in 1945 by the French artist Jean Dubuffet to advocate pure artistic expression free from the conventions of techniques and trends made by artists who have not received a formal art education British art critic Roger Cardinal later translated this into English as “outsider art,” which then became widely recognized around the world This museum opened to the public in 1976 after Jean Dubuffet, who coined and defined the label “art brut,” donated his own collection of 5,000 works to the city of Lausanne.http://www.artbrut.ch Follow us on social media for notifications about The Nippon Foundation DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS events Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. The page may not be displayed properly if the JavaScript is deactivated on your browser Japanese version Japanese version Japanese version Japanese version Japanese version please disable the ad blocking feature and reload the page This website uses cookies to collect information about your visit for purposes such as showing you personalized ads and content By clicking “Accept all,” you will allow the use of these cookies Users accessing this site from EEA countries and UK are unable to view this site without your consent KYOTO — An oar-powered sightseeing boat carrying 25 passengers and four boatmen on the Hozu River in Kameoka leaving one boatman dead and another missing Nine passengers were taken to the hospital with hypothermia and other minor injuries The Kyoto prefectural police are investigating the circumstances leading to the accident Police believe a mistake by the boatmen might have been the cause The boat departed from Kameoka at around 10:40 a.m. according to the Hozu-gawa Yusen Sightseeing Boat Association a boatman operating the rudder at the rear of the vessel lost his balance near Otakase a difficult spot along the route with rapids about four kilometers from the departure point The vessel drifted out of control for a few hundred meters before hitting a rock and capsizing Sightseeing trips would have been canceled if the river level had been above 85 centimeters but four were on board at the time of the accident Sightseeing along the Hozu River from Kameoka to Arashiyama in Kyoto Prefecture has a history stretching back more than 400 years many foreign visitors have reserved tickets for the 16-kilometer sightseeing tour Several foreigners were on the boat that capsized “After being swept along [the river] for about 100 meters I eventually reached a point where my feet could touch the river bottom,” said a 40-year-old man from Settsu ‘Stop the boat by running it into [a rock].’ Then the boat shook and I was thrown into the river,” the man’s 10-year-old son said but I was lucky because my dad was nearby.” a Hozu River sightseeing boat hit a rock and capsized a boat carrying 23 people capsized on Tenryu River in Hamamatsu Our weekly ePaper presents the most noteworthy recent topics in an exciting © 2025 The Japan News - by The Yomiuri Shimbun I don't mean the stars of mainstream films — those "multi-talents" that are busy 24/7 with TV stage and advertising gigs — I'm talking about the legions of supporting actors who may have only a single scene or line in a film How do they pay their rent and also keep plugging away despite their slim-to-zero chances of landing a big role One persuasive answer is found in Satoko Yokohama's "The Actor" ("Haiyu Kameoka Takuji") based on a novel by actor and stage troupe director Akito Inui Premiering at last year's Tokyo International Film Festival "The Actor" is something of an industry in-joke but made with the quirky style and offbeat perspective of Yokohama's earlier films including her 2009 international breakout "Bare Essence of Life" ("Urutora Mirakuru Rabu Sutori").googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); TV and film actor Ken Yasuda — who is hardly a household name himself — plays Kameoka a 37-year-old journeyman hustling from role to minor role in local films We first see him playing a homeless guy who is shot by a stray bullet — that is agricultural movements that emphasize the connection between producers and consumers a giant factory farm that grows lettuce in Kameoka is just one of more than 200 "plant factories" in Japan capable of harvesting 20,000 heads of lettuce every day which includes frilly and pleated varieties is grown in a totally sterile environment: There's no soil or sunlight no wind nor rain.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); dark-brown soil in which produce has traditionally been grown is utterly alien inside the factory The vegetables grow in vertically stacked trays under LED lights timed to come on during the day and switch off at night Leaf KYOTO ［2023] Six Fireworks Festivals accessible from Kyoto fireworks festivals are scheduled to be held in various locations revived after the Corona disaster for the first time in four years and becoming more and more powerful From traditional festivals to Shiga's summer traditions we have picked up fireworks displays recommended by our editorial department that can be reached from Kyoto Don't miss out on these exciting summer events so visitors will need to purchase a paid ticket (2,000 yen or more) to view the fireworks and use the food stalls Lake Biwa's summer tradition returns for the first time in four years Many people have been waiting for this event which will be held for the 37th time this year It features an underwater starmine (rapid-fire series) shot from two locations allowing visitors to enjoy fireworks from various angles against the backdrop of the rich natural environment fireworks will be launched under the theme of "Shiga Rhythm of Summer: The Revival of the Lake Biwa Grand Fireworks Festival This event started about 400 years ago as a Bon festival festival to pray for the spirits of the dead and is now one of the three major lantern floating festivals in Japan The event is now one of the three major lantern floating festivals in Japan This summer festival in the ancient capital has a 100-year history which began at the end of the Meiji period (1868-1912) when lanterns were floated down the river as a memorial service for ancestors the lantern floating has been succeeded as "Mantonagashi" to pray for peace and colorful lanterns are floated down the Yura River The festival reaches its climax at 8:00 p.m which are launched right in front of you from the banks of the Yura River featuring musical fireworks set off to music with a dance and brass band performance by local junior high and high school students including performances by public bands and dance teams will offer a chance to win gorgeous prizes and the climax of the festival will be a fireworks display right in front of you The climax of the festival will be a spectacular fireworks display right in front of you This event will be held at the International Conference Center one of Japan's leading modernist architectures and home to a historic Japanese garden where visitors will be able to enjoy a variety of drinks and a boxed lunch while enjoying a powerful fireworks display from the adjacent Takaragaike Pond Held for the first time in four years as a sign of recovery from Corona 2023 (Sun.) 17:00 - 20:30* (rain or shine)