In this guide, I’ll share a handful of less-touristy activities that allow you to see a different side of Kyoto—one that goes beyond crowds, temples, and shrines.

KAMEOKA, Kyoto Prefecture--A rower died following a tour boat accident in the Hozugawa river here on March 28 ... is canceled if the water level in the Hozu Valley, which is constantly published ...

Kyoto prefectural police and firefighters searched for the missing rower with a helicopter and a boat from the morning of March 29 but could not find him that day.