r/Kyoto

I've moved to Kyoto recently and am hoping to start taking some kind of ceramics or pottery classes. Ideally I would like somewhere I could go to once or twice a week but am flexible! It would be ideal if there was some level of english.

Thank you 😄

My family of three moved from Suzhou, China to Kyoto, Japan a little over a year ago.

At first everything felt unfamiliar — the language, daily routines, even grocery shopping somehow felt stressful.

But slowly, Kyoto started to feel like home.

These days I spend weekends selling handmade accessories at local flea markets, while my son has started adapting to school life here and often helps us at the booth.

Life became quieter compared to our old life in China, but in a strange way, it also feels more meaningful.

Sometimes I still miss Suzhou very much, especially the food and the energy of the city, but walking through Kyoto in the early morning makes me feel grateful that we made this move.

I'm traveling to Kyoto for a week during the first week of June, and am explore its incredible arts and crafts heritage. I have great interests in textile and would love to take a workshop class. I already practice weaving in Taiwan, so I'm hoping to find a hands-on textile or Nishijin-ori (西陣織) workshop that offers a bit more depth than a standard beginner experience, that can be done within a day. Do you have any suggestions for me? Thank you!!

​Hey folks,

​I’m moving to Kyoto soon to work as an electronics engineer, and I'm really hoping to plug into the local tech and maker scene.

​I have a decade of experience in embedded systems, and in my downtime, I'm always working on side projects—everything from PCB design and firmware programming to building custom hardware for next funky thing.

​Since I'll be new to the city, I'm trying to map out the local community:

​Are there any English-friendly (or bilingual) maker spaces or hackerspaces in Kyoto?

​Does anyone know of any regular hardware or embedded tech meetups in the kyoto or osaka region?

​Where is the best place to meet other hardware nerds and DIY enthusiasts?

​Any pointers to local groups, forums, or even just your favorite electronics supply shops would be amazing. Looking forward to exploring the city

As the title suggests. I have recently come across a very interesting property here in Kyoto. The front yard and around the house its completely overgrown and I was honestly surprised that someone actually lives there.

So I was thinking about it and I think it would be nice to see it clean again. It is also this traditional old Japanese home.

Anyways. The reason I am reaching out in this subreddit is because I cannot do this alone. I am just a student. I do not have a car to transport the waste away. And I don't have necesary tools but I am willing to buy them.

I havent talked to him about it as I want to 1st make a plan and if its looking good I want to propose this idea to him. I want everything to be free just because. Would anyone be interested in helping me?

I'm looking for a mischievous kitsune figurine — wood or ceramic — as a gift for someone with a cheeky personality who loves foxes. I've already scoured the handicraft markets around Heian Shrine and the Kyoto Museum of Crafts and Design, plus several flea markets at other shrines around the city, but, even though I have seen plenty of cats in all forms and shapes, very few foxes so far

Hello,

I am in the middle of exchanging my driver's license (already passed the written test) and I am looking for a place to take some lessons for the driving one. Since I work 8-17 I need it to be during night or weekends. Appreciate any tips!

Hey guys, looking to play pickup basketball or even just practice in an empty basketball gym for the next few days. Does anyone know where I could do this?Looking near Kyoto station but tbh I will walk an hour to hoop if I have to.

So any indoor basketball courts with public availability or any pickup basketball runs would be appreciated.

I'm going to Kyoto tomorrow and always like to visit French style bakeries when I go to big cities. Are there any places you would recommend? I'll be in the area of Takashimaya, Kyoto Station and Fushimi Inari Shrine.
Thanks for any help!

Hi, does anyone know if there are any magicians that you can hire for 10-15min personal event in Kyoto?

So a few countries are allowed to extend their 90 day tourist visas for another 90 days, I'm from one of these countries. There is very little information available online on how to do this. I'm seeing a Japanese girl and we are not ready for a spouse visa, and would like to travel more for a few months to see how we get on. She doesn't get much holidays, so her coming to my country is impractical. So we can really only travel together on weekends, so 90 days hasn't been that much time of being together 24/7 as I don't stay at her place. Official Japanese site says to just apply at the closest immigration office, and there is one in Kyoto.

I'm wondering if anyone has any experience of doing this? Looking at the Google reviews for the office there are mixed reviews, though most people seem to be extending long term visas and don't mention the one I want specifically. I'm wondering with overtourism complaints by locals are the staff here a bit hostile to such requests. Or if people know how they are in general that would be great. Some old reviews say there is no English speakers so maybe I'd need to bring a translator with me? as in a Japanese speaker not just an app.