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Kyoto Botanical Garden, a healing spot
Kyoto Botanical Garden is known as Japan's oldest public comprehensive botanical garden, and is a healing spot where visitors can easily enjoy the richness of nature in each of the four seasons. More than 12,000 species of plants grow on its vast grounds, and each time you visit, you will discover something new. The garden is filled with seasonal beauty: tulips and cherry blossoms in spring, colorful rose garden in early summer, hydrangea in the rainy season, autumn leaves and cosmos in fall, and tropical plants and orchids in the greenhouse in winter.
Kyoto Botanical Garden, a healing spot
Kyoto Botanical Garden is known as Japan's oldest public comprehensive botanical garden, and is a healing spot where visitors can easily enjoy the richness of nature in each of the four seasons. More than 12,000 species of plants grow on its vast grounds, and each time you visit, you will discover something new. The garden is filled with seasonal beauty: tulips and cherry blossoms in spring, colorful rose garden in early summer, hydrangea in the rainy season, autumn leaves and cosmos in fall, and tropical plants and orchids in the greenhouse in winter.
Rokushingan herbal remedies against whooping cough
Whooping Cough Infection and Other Outbreaks This year, the number of cases of whooping cough is rapidly increasing nationwide, with the number of cases reported nationwide reaching nearly 3,000 in the week ending May 25. Of these cases, Kyoto Prefecture has also seen a marked increase, with the latest report showing a cumulative total of 611 cases by July 13, 2025, already exceeding the annual number of cases reported in 2019 (255) and the highest number ever reported.
Rokushingan herbal remedies against whooping cough
Whooping Cough Infection and Other Outbreaks This year, the number of cases of whooping cough is rapidly increasing nationwide, with the number of cases reported nationwide reaching nearly 3,000 in the week ending May 25. Of these cases, Kyoto Prefecture has also seen a marked increase, with the latest report showing a cumulative total of 611 cases by July 13, 2025, already exceeding the annual number of cases reported in 2019 (255) and the highest number ever reported.
Gozan-no-Okuribi (Bonfire on Mount Gozan), a summer tradition in Kyoto
Thank you very much for your kind attention. This is Kameda Risaburo Yakusho. Gozan-no-Okuribi," a traditional event that graces the summer nights of Kyoto, is an annual event held on August 16 to send off the spirits of the dead. To send off the spirits of ancestors who have returned from the Bon Festival, five fire characters are lit in sequence on the mountains to the east, west, west, and north of Kyoto: "Daimonji," "Myoho," "Funagata," "Left Daimonji," and "Torii" (the gate to the shrine).
Gozan-no-Okuribi (Bonfire on Mount Gozan), a summer tradition in Kyoto
Thank you very much for your kind attention. This is Kameda Risaburo Yakusho. Gozan-no-Okuribi," a traditional event that graces the summer nights of Kyoto, is an annual event held on August 16 to send off the spirits of the dead. To send off the spirits of ancestors who have returned from the Bon Festival, five fire characters are lit in sequence on the mountains to the east, west, west, and north of Kyoto: "Daimonji," "Myoho," "Funagata," "Left Daimonji," and "Torii" (the gate to the shrine).
About the Gion Festival, a July tradition in Kyoto
Thank you very much for your kind attention. This is Kameda Risaburo Yakuho. The Gion Festival is one of the three major summer festivals in Japan and has a history of over 1,100 years. The sight of these gorgeous floats moving slowly through the streets of Kyoto is often referred to as a "moving museum," offering an up-close view of traditional crafts such as weaving, carving, and metalworking.
About the Gion Festival, a July tradition in Kyoto
Thank you very much for your kind attention. This is Kameda Risaburo Yakuho. The Gion Festival is one of the three major summer festivals in Japan and has a history of over 1,100 years. The sight of these gorgeous floats moving slowly through the streets of Kyoto is often referred to as a "moving museum," offering an up-close view of traditional crafts such as weaving, carving, and metalworking.
Supported the Yoseicha irodori Cafe Seminar
On December 5, irodori sponsored the "Cafe Seminar" held at Shibuya Hikarie. Café Seminar is an event regularly held by Hosei University's Nagaoka Laboratory, which is an open university seminar held in the city, where working people and university students gather in a café or café-like setting, transcending organizational boundaries, to have serious and enjoyable discussions while listening to guests' stories.
Supported the Yoseicha irodori Cafe Seminar
On December 5, irodori sponsored the "Cafe Seminar" held at Shibuya Hikarie. Café Seminar is an event regularly held by Hosei University's Nagaoka Laboratory, which is an open university seminar held in the city, where working people and university students gather in a café or café-like setting, transcending organizational boundaries, to have serious and enjoyable discussions while listening to guests' stories.
Genbuyu in anan
The December 4 issue of anan will feature a special issue on "warming up. Genbuyu" from Natural Kampo Spa Herbs was introduced in the corner of the magazine. Genbuyu" from Natural Chinese Herbal Spa Herbs was introduced in the corner. The entire issue is full of good things to do for your body.
Genbuyu in anan
The December 4 issue of anan will feature a special issue on "warming up. Genbuyu" from Natural Kampo Spa Herbs was introduced in the corner of the magazine. Genbuyu" from Natural Chinese Herbal Spa Herbs was introduced in the corner. The entire issue is full of good things to do for your body.