Provides general information, events, exhibitions, collections, topics, research staff, and links.

A Kyoto gaijin house with a minimum of one month's stay.

One of Japan's most historical shrines, with overview, access map,history and festivals, and its gardens.

A Rinzai Zen Buddhist temple and monastery in Kameoka City, near Kyoto. With information on zazen and schedule. Japanese speaking foreigners may stay for free.

Located in Kyoto City.

Located in Ukyo-ku Kyoto City. Includes several dolls and historical items from the 19th century. With several Quicktime videos of items.

Focuses on helping area businesses by supplying all kinds of information on the internet, such as businesses, administration, and people's lives in Kyoto.

A non-profit volunteer-based quarterly magazine with essays, poetry, fiction, and photos.

Allows user to search site for particular topics of Japanese school history.

Located on the campus of Ritsumeikan University. Gives introduction, exhibit information, peace network, and overview of 20th century Japanese military activities.

Features ceramics, sculptures, paintings, calligraphy, and metalwork. The masterworks section contains both good enlargements and explanatory text.

Includes resources to Kyoto business, tourism, news, and arts.

Meets to improve your communication skills and public speaking abilities. With photos, schedules,and events.

Service that dresses anyone to look like a Maiko for photo opportunities and memories of Japan. Located in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto.

Located in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto. With overview, history, and pictures of its gates and main halls.

Extensive photo collection on Kyoto and Nara.

Information on Ryokan, Japanese style hotels.

Presents history and culture of the "Buraku" people of Japan, and draws attention to their human rights protection. Located in Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City.

Contains Japanese costumes from all eras with illustrated samples from the Heian period. Includes a page on The Tale of Genji Museum.

Contains photos of Kyoto, festivals, information on flower viewing, language and traditional culture.

20th century paintings and crafts, with an emphasis on Japanese work, particularly of the Kansai region.

Gives museum summary, access, temporary and permanent exhibitions, collection, history, and links.

TownNet directories of Kyoto. General information, travel, regions, events, shopping, and business.

Introducing the history of Tsuen Tea, Tsuen family and Tsuen's Japanese tea products going back over 840 years. Based in Uji City.

Offers a variety of Japanese language and traditional cultural lessons and programs: tea ceremony, flower arrangement, cooking, kimono, origami, calligraphy, music and dance.