Kyoto

Prince Hisahito of the Japanese imperial family visited the mausoleums of Emperor Meiji and Emperor Komei in Kyoto on February 27, 2026, to report the completion of his coming-of-age ceremony from last September. The visit was private during his university spring break, and he performed rituals in morning dress.

January 09, 2026 An Ruwaito ta hanyar AI

In Kyoto, 27-year-old Kengo Banba is revitalizing his family's 150-year-old dyeing workshop by adapting the prestigious kuro-zome black dyeing technique to Western clothing. Facing near closure due to his grandfather's illness, his mother took over the business, and now Banba continues the legacy with a pursuit of a shade 'blacker than black'.