There are lots of places to shop for souvenirs for the folks back home, especially in the busy blocks around Kyoto Station.

The unidentified Japanese man, with a bleeding forehead, reportedly pulled out a knife and attacked a staff member at a train station in Seika in Kyoto prefecture around 6.30am on 11 February.

TOKYO – A man who was bleeding from the forehead at a train station in Seika, Kyoto prefecture, took out a knife and began attacking one of the station staff at around 6.30am on Feb 11.

In September, sushi bar Kyoto-Senryo opened near JR Kyoto Station’s Hachijo Exit. The restaurant is operated by Tokyo-based Genki Global Dining Concepts Corp., which was formerly known as Genki ...