Representatives from the Kyoto Prefectural Government came to Australia to promote tourist destinations in Kyoto at the World Travel Expo held in Sydney. On 4 Feb, they visited the CLAIR Sydney office to meet with CLAIR Sydney staff members and talked about Australian tourism trends.
When it comes to Kyoto, you may think of images of historical Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines, however, there are also open sea, lush forests, bamboo groves and so on in the nature-filled Kyoto Prefecture! For instance, in the northern region of Kyoto Prefecture where it borders the sea, you can find Amanohashidate, which is one of the three most celebrated scenic sites in Japan. Amanohashidate, which means ‘bridge in heaven’, was featured in many traditional Japanese poetry and has influenced the Japanese sense of beauty over many centuries. In northern Kyoto Prefecture, you can also enjoy staying at unique boat houses called Funaya.
The central region of Kyoto Prefecture is covered with woodland, and many old houses with thatched roofs, known as Kayabuki, still stand in this area. You can definitely see and feel what the old Japanese landscape looked like in this region. If you are up for it, you can also stay at a Kayabuki house. If you are a matcha lover, you cannot miss southern Kyoto Prefecture! Southern Kyoto Prefecture is well known as a green tea production area, so you can enjoy a wide range of blended green tea and matcha sweets in this part of Kyoto!
Click on the following link to discover your own Kyoto!
http://www.kyototourism.org/en/
From the 3rd to the 13th of December, eight selected swimmers from the Fukuoka Swimming Association visited NSW, where they participated in joint training sessions with a local school and competed in the 2024-25 Speedo NSW Senior State Age Championships.
