KYOTO -- A Kyoto Prefecture school held a closed-door meeting for parents on March 24 following a fatal boating accident that occurred during a school･･･ ...

KYOTO -- In November 2025, seven assistant language teachers (ALTs) employed by a private firm and working at prefectural ...

MIYAZU, Kyoto Prefecture--A tourist destination here cracked the top 100 in a global certification organization’s ranking of sustainable sightseeing spots the world over. Miyazu found itself on the ...

Foreign tourists are seen in the Ninenzaka area in Kyoto's Higashiyama Ward on April 20, 2023. (Mainichi/Kazuki Yamazaki) KYOTO -- Kyoto Prefecture saw a record 75.18 million tourists in 2023, up 13% ...

Kyoto is one of Japan’s most popular tourist destinations. Yet 95% of Kyoto’s tourists visit only the city, leaving the rest of Kyoto Prefecture unexplored. One hundred kilometers north of the city of ...

On February 2, Kyoto residents will vote to elect their mayor. Leading up to the election, one relatively new issue has become salient: how to deal with the challenges of overtourism. The ancient ...

The students were on the vessels as part of the school's peace education curriculum. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more ...

A sample of the "crime and traffic accident information map" is seen displayed on a smartphone in this image provided by Kyoto Prefectural Police. (Icons shown do not correspond to actual incidents or ...