An 8-day cycling adventure from Tokyo to Kyoto
Sauber launched Raid in 2018. He’d just introduced his new Japan trips when the pandemic struck, forcing a three-year suspension. I join the second outing after the country’s reopening, along with 16 other cyclists, Raid’s four-person Japanese crew, and Sauber himself. After a night in Tokyo’s Shibuya neighbourhood, w…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1288691/former-ramen-shop-owner-69-runs-marathons-in-all-47-prefectures-of-japan/ Former ramen shop owner, 69, runs marathons in all 47 prefectures of Japan #69 #FormerRamenShopOwner #Kyoto #KyotoNews #news #RunsMarathonsInAll47PrefecturesOfJapanVnExpressInternational #京都 #京都府 Tomohiro Kaneko shows off his medals and bibs from marathons across Japan. Photo courtesy of Tomohiro Kaneko Kaneko had his first marathon at 58 and spent more than a decade chasing this ambitious goal. “To be honest, I did quite a good job,” he told…
https://www.alojapan.com/1269710/kyoto-tea-farmers-take-global-thirst-for-matcha-in-stride/ Kyoto tea farmers take global thirst for matcha in stride #farmers #global #Kyoto #KyotoTopics #Matcha' #stride #take #tea #Thirst #京都 #京都府 KYOTO, Japan — Jintaro Yamamoto grows and sells green tea much in the same way his elders did before him since the family business began in the mid-19th century. For one, the family’s store in Uji, just southeast of the city of Kyoto, still sells tencha, the dried tea leaves that are ground up to make mat…
https://www.alojapan.com/1230175/shogo-yamaguchi-traditional-culture-thrives-in-a-peaceful-society/ Shogo Yamaguchi: ‘Traditional culture thrives in a peaceful society’ #influencers #kobudo #Kyoto #KyotoNews #MartialArts #news #TeaCeremony #YouTube #京都 #京都府 Kyoto – Shogo Yamaguchi, 30, has been sharing his love of Japanese traditional culture with the world through his YouTube channel Let’s ask Shogo since 2020. The Kyoto-based cultural enthusiast and content creator’s goal is to protect and promote Japan’s traditions, from tea ceremony to…
Yuyadani (湯屋谷) is the birthplace of sencha green tea (煎茶発祥の地) in Japan. In ancient times this region sat on the sea bed, and the soil conditions are perfect for growing tea.
Nowadays the valleys and hills have little rain and remain free of frost in the winter
Indigo is quite remarkable, and has been used across the globe since ancient times.
Material dyed with indigo (藍染め 'aizome') not only has antibacterial and insect repellent qualities, but also helps to prevent odors, and is incredibly kind on sensitive skin and eczema
THE THATCHED VILLAGE
About an hour's drive north west of Kyōto, Miyama's (美山) 'Kayabuki-no-sato' (かやぶきの里) is a small village of traditional farmhouses.
Known after their thatched roofs, 'kayabuki' (茅葺) farmhouses are increasingly a rare sight nowadays.
Kayabuki-no-sato (かやぶきの里) has the highest concentration of traditional farmhouses in Japan, and most of the 40 properties remain as private homes.
