KYOTO -- When people talk about traditional Kyoto culture, all the "a" verbs come out -- everyone appreciates it, everyone admires it, many adore it. So why is it disappearing so rapidly?
More importantly, can this trend be reversed?
Kyoto Mitate International is a new nonprofit organization tackling this pressing question in a relevant way for the gamut of Kyoto fans, from cultural cognoscenti to tourists seeking hopefully for the "real" Japan.
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