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2026/5/29
Kyoto’s Land, Water, and the Gestures of Its People
Salon Privé Kyoto Vol.2 Session Report“Shibuya developed the way it did because for a long time, it was too waterlogged to build on top of.”With that ...
2026/3/9
Kyoto’s Philosophy of Meaningful Space: Wisdom for a Divided World
—New Insights Sprouting from Dialogue to Illuminate the Future—The invitation-only cultural salon, "Salon Privé Kyoto," was conceived as a sanctuary f...
2025/4/24
Bring Home Kyoto: Artisan Goods & Cultural Treasures at the Expo
The cherry blossom season is over in Kyoto, and early summer is in the air.The Osaka-Kansai Expo has finally opened.At the Expo site, visitors can enc...
2025/2/26
How Google's Hardware Design Philosophy is Redefining Kyoto
Emotional Design That Resonates with Human EmotionsWe explore the minds of innovators shaping Kyoto’s future, sharing narratives that illuminate the s...
2023/8/25
— Second Part — An Inclusive Place That Continues to Embrace Diversity
Transcending a religious framework, Kiyomizu-dera Temple （清水寺） presents to the world a universal form of prayer — Second Part —The “Inspired by Kyoto”...
2023/8/15
— First Part — An Inclusive Place That Continues to Embrace Diversity
Transcending a religious framework, Kiyomizu-dera Temple （清水寺） presents to the world a universal form of prayer— First Part —The “Inspired by Kyoto” p...
2023/3/28
Fermenting the world’s cities with Kyoto bacteria
― A big change created by a small Urbanist-in-Residence in Kyoto ―The “Inspired by Kyoto” project explores the meaning of Kyoto for the future. Each t...