Kyoto struggling with tourists defacing beloved bamboo forest

KYOTO—City officials are attempting to combat a return of graffiti marring Arashiyama’s bamboo forest, one of Kyoto’s most ...

Walking through the bamboo forest and weaving bamboo baskets. A day in Arashiyama to create 'Kyoto you can take home' for two

Weave a bamboo basket on the day you walk through the bamboo forest. Serve the Japanese sweets you made together in that ...
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Bamboo Forest vs. Stone Castle: The rival empires of Japanese whiskey

The distillery is surrounded by beautiful bamboo forests on a mountain – they must be getting to my brain. It turns out the water in the area is the reason the first whiskeys in Japan were distilled ...
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'Nuisance tourists': Malaysians face backlash for vandalizing Japan's iconic bamboo forest

A group of Malaysian tourists were caught carving their names into a famous bamboo stalk at Kyoto's Arashiyama Bamboo Forest, sparking widespread outrage online. A video clip, shared four days ago by ...
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A lush bamboo forest thrives atop the Ekouin Buddhist Temple in Tokyo

Traditionally, the intent to fuse architecture and nature has always been present in Japanese culture, But this contemporary Buddhist temple boldly sends bamboo soaring towards the sky. The space for ...
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Japanese Art Drawing Challenge | Bamboo Forest | KS3 Landscape Drawing Worksheet

Students create a peaceful bamboo forest using depth, perspective and atmospheric effects. This worksheet develops landscape drawing, composition and observational skills inspired by the natural ...
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In exhibit 'Modern Twist,' bamboo sculptures bend minds

The exhibition "Modern Twist: Contemporary Japanese Bamboo Art" offers an antidote, full of intriguing objects that ask nothing more than to be admired for their beauty and human ingenuity. As an ...