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Hotel The Mitsui Kyoto: A Luxurious Blend Of Tradition And Modernity

Experience luxury and history at Hotel the Mitsui Kyoto, a blend of traditional Japanese aesthetics and modern design in the heart of Kyoto.

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Man is sentenced to death for arson attack at Japanese anime studio that killed 36

A Japanese court sentenced a man to death after finding him guilty of murder for carrying out a shocking arson attack on an anime studio in Kyoto, Japan, that killed 36 people.

WEKU

Japan sentences man to death for Kyoto anime studio fire that killed 36

Judge says attack on renowned Kyoto Animation by Shinji Aoba, 45, ‘instantly turned the studio into hell’.

Al Jazeera

Japan: Man sentenced to death for Kyoto anime studio fire which killed 36

Shinji Aoba set the studio ablaze by dousing the entrance area of the building with petrol

Evening Standard

Kyoto anime studio fire: Japanese man sentenced to death for arson attack that killed 36

Japan media reported Shinji Aoba held a grudge against the studio when he doused the entrance in petrol and set it ablaze in 2019

The Guardian - AU

Rise of the Rōnin’s open world will let players explore Yokohama, Edo and Kyoto

It's been revealed that Rise of the Rōnin will let players fully explore 19th century Kyoto, Yokohama, and Edo (Tokyo).

TechRadar

Kyoto Animation fire: Japan prosecutors seek death penalty over blaze that killed 36

Shinji Aoba has admitted starting fire but has pleaded not guilty, saying a psychological disorder makes him incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong

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Japanese ambient musician Michiru Aoyama has woken at 5am to record a new album every day since 2021 – he's now earning $3,000 a month from his music on Spotify and Bandcamp

The Kyoto-based artist writes, records and releases a new eight-track album every single day

The Guardian - UK

‘Like brushing my teeth’: how Michiru Aoyama writes, records and releases an album every day

For two years, the Kyoto musician has risen at five, watched football, then made an eight-track album of super-deep ambient music – while fitting in a two-hour walk. And 200,000 fans are listening

The Guardian - AU

Manhole covers become collector’s items in Japan

Kyoto to sell its obsolete manhole covers in a bid to cash in on the public’s fascination with the decorated pieces

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Japanese hair art: geiko wigmakers in Kyoto bring modernity to an age-old art

In the first of a three-part series on Japanese hair art, we visit the studio of a father-and-son team in Kyoto, making wigs for the city’s geishas

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The Guardian - UK

‘Monster koi carp surface like scaly whales’: how I holidayed in Japan – without leaving London

Why travel 6,000 miles to visit a Kyoto garden or a Tokyo diner? Britain’s capital has it all

Inverse

'Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ Map Has a Real-World Easter Egg Hiding in Plain Sight

A defining element of 'Breath of the Wild' and its sequel belongs to Nintendo's very own hometown.

The Guardian - UK

‘I rotated the shot, then layered on top the silhouette of a passenger’: Brendan Ó Sé’s best phone picture

How the Irish photographer mashed up multiple images from the streets of Seoul, Tokyo and Kyoto

The Japan News/Yomiuri

KyoAni arson victims remembered 4 years on

KYOTO -- A memorial ceremony was held Tuesday to mark four years since the deadly arson attack at Kyoto Animation Co.'s No. 1 studio in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto, in which 36 people were killed.

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Sliding components create a transformable office in Kyoto: see it move!

Naoshi Kondo Studio has created a transformable office with its own architectural puzzle box that turns an L-shaped unit into a multifunctional space

TechRadar

How Denkiworks is “joining a very small club” – the Kyoto indie scene

Kyoto’s indie scene is small but dedicated. The three founders talk us through the unveiling of Denkiworks, the newest company to join the brave few trying to make it big.

TechRadar

New Kyoto-based indie studio has begun work on a title codenamed Project Tanuki

Former Q-Games and Chuhai Labs developers are joining forces to form a new indie games studio and develop a debut title.

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