KYOTO VISITOR’S GUIDE December 2025/January 2026 has been published

The 393rd issue of KYOTO VISITOR’S GUIDE, December 2025/January 2026, has been published in print as well as New Articles have been up online

This Month’s Features:

Welcoming the New Year, Kyoto Style

— Discover how Kyoto’s timeless traditions mark the passage from one year to the next

KYOTO NOW: Light Cycles Kyoto

— An Immersive Winter Illumination at Kyoto Botanical Garden

What’s on in the Old Capital This Month

— Quiet temples, gardens, farmers & the nostalgic life of people

Winter Stillness: Morning Walks at Tadasu-no-Mori

— Where frost and prayer meet beneath thousand-year trees

Cover photo: At Sanjusangendo Temple, young women in radiant coming-of-age kimono gather for Toshiya (Jan. 18), Kyoto’s historic archery ceremony. The colors of their kimono glow against the graceful curvature of the bows, capturing a harmony of strength and delicacy. The timeless spirit of kyudo (the traditional Japanese art of archery) unfolds—part ceremony, part prayer, and entirely an expression of Japan’s enduring beauty.