A Pursuit of Past and Present in the Thousand-Year Capital
Kyoto Inspiration 2026
Last month, Kyoto Seika University welcomed the latest group of Kyoto Inspiration participants to campus. Over the course of approximately ten days, this diverse group of students and creative professionals gained a multifaceted understanding of Kyoto and Japanese culture through a variety of activities, including a walking tour of the city, a lecture about Japanese contemporary art, and a hands-on introduction to the subtleties of Japanese tea.
Kyoto Seika University’s goal for this program has always been to provide participants with a broad range of Japanese cultural experience that would normally be inaccessible to the average visitor. We were delighted to share this special time with a group of thoughtful, engaged participants, and hope that the experiences they gained here in Kyoto will serve them well in their professional and creative pursuits.
Information about Kyoto Inspiration 2027 will be announced in the fall of 2026!
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Listening to Julia Yamane explain the subtleties of Noh theater costumes -
Tasting the varieties of Japanese tea at Ippodo -
Process prints of Hokusai's Fine Wind, Clear Morning at Unsodo -
Samples of incense wood and raw materials at Yamadamatsu Incense-wood Co., Ltd. -
Observing one of the many gardens at the historic Sugimoto Residence -
Hiking through the Forest of Craft in Keihoku
CONTACT
Kyoto Seika University Office for Global Initiatives
137 Kino-cho, Iwakura, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8588 JAPAN
📞 Tel: 075-702-5199
📧 Email: kokusai@kyoto-seika.ac.jp