With traditional wooden gates lining the streets and the famous mist of Tamba settling in from late autumn through early spring, Kameoka offers a daily landscape shaped by nature and time. That mist nourishes the land, helping local vegetables grow...
The landscape was completely white, making it hard to tell where you were. A thick blanket of fog had settled over the town, blocking out the morning sun and casting a wintry stillness across everything, despite it being only November. As midday...
Kyoto City is leveraging its history, culture, and a deep-rooted sense of “Shimatsu-no-kokoro”—a spirit of mindful frugality and respect for resources—to lead the transition to a circular economy. It aims to forge a new urban future...
Do you have a favourite shirt with a stain or a memorable blouse faded by the sun, tucked away in the back of your wardrobe? Have you given up on clothes that are still wearable, deciding they’re no longer suitable for public wear? In Kyoto...
Have you ever considered the ultimate destination of clothes you’ve given away so they wouldn’t become waste? We gather them from our wardrobes, pack them into bags, and drop them off at collection boxes or second-hand shops. We believe that...
We may think of cardboard boxes as just a simple box for packaging products in our daily lives. Yet, from the perspective of resource circulation, cardboard is a material with a high 95% recycling rate (according to the Japan Corrugated Case...
A vibrant array of vegetables, all uniform in size, shape, and colour, arranged neatly in the supermarket’s produce section. This is a familiar scene which we take for granted as we pick up our groceries. However, a harsh reality lies behind...
Just a 2-minute walk from Kyoto Station, there is a hotel that offers guests from all over the world a sustainable and special stay, based on the concept of “pursuing the comfort of the next 1,000 years.” This is THE THOUSAND KYOTO...
Kyoto, the “Thousand-Year Capital,” continues to thrive as Japan’s cultural capital, a place that embodies a proud tradition and history. It attracts tourists from all over the world and consistently generates future-focused...
When you hear “aizome” or “indigo dyeing”, you might picture it simply as traditional Japanese craftsmanship. In fact, indigo has been part of Japan’s cultural fabric for centuries, valued for both its beauty and its...