Anos antes da Segunda Guerra Mundial, em 1929, uma criança japonesa é levada da sua família para trabalhar numa casa de gueixas. Apesar de uma rival tentar corrompê-la, ela irá transformar-se na lendária gueixa Sayuri. Formosa e perfeita, ela cativa os homens mais poderosos, mas irá ser perseguida por um amor secreto, o amor do único homem que não pode ter.
Kenshin vive tranquilamente com Kaoru e seus amigos, mas é chamado pelo Imperador do Governo Meiji. Dez anos atrás, Shishio Makoto, um ex-assassino tal como Kenshin, havia sido traído, incendiado e deixado para morrer na Batalha de Toba-Fushimi. Ele sobreviveu e vai para Kyoto e se reúne com seus guerreiros numa conspiração para derrubar o novo governo. Contra a vontade de Kaoru, Kenshin aceita relutantemente ir até Kyoto para ajudar a evitar que o país entre em uma guerra civil.
Hatsuko Umabuchi é uma viúva proprietária de uma próspera e requintada casa de gueixas de Quioto. A filha, Yukiko, regressa de Tóquio, onde estudara música, depois de uma tentativa falhada de suicídio porque o noivo a deixou quando descobriu qual era a profissão da mãe. Hatsuko tem nesse momento uma ligação amorosa com um jovem médico, Matoba, responsável pela saúde das gueixas. O médico sente-se atraído por Yukiko, que inicialmente o rejeita por o associar ao negócio da mãe. No entanto, os seus sentimentos alteram-se gradualmente na ignorância de que ele é amante da mãe.
Fugindo de uma situação familiar difícil, Eiko, uma rapariga muito jovem, torna-se aprendiz de Miyoharu, uma gueixa veterana. Ambas, determinadas a preservar a sua integridade profissional, têm de enfrentar o egoísmo e a ambição de várias pessoas mesquinhas.
Yukie, a filha bem-educada de um professor universitário, fica chocada quando o seu pai é dispensado do seu cargo pelos seus ensinamentos políticos e ainda mais quando o seu amante, um aluno do seu pai, é preso e executado como espião. Ela decide deixar Kyoto para viver com os pais do rapaz na aldeia camponesa. Mas a vida ainda tem muitas lições para ela...
Japão, 1137. A família Taira, um clã de samurais, envolve-se nas disputas entre o imperador Toba e os monges do monte Hiei.
A família de um senhor que dirige uma pequena fábrica de saquê começa a preocupar-se com as suas finanças e a sua saúde depois que descobrem que visita uma velha amante dos tempos da sua juventude. Uma das combinações mais habilmente moduladas de comédia e tragédia de Ozu.
Towards the end of the Edo era, in the town of Kyoto, there lived a wealthy merchant by the name of Imai Tadamasa. He was blessed with 3 children, Hatsu, Asa and Kyutaro. His eldest, Hatsu, was a traditional girl who loved to play the koto and sew. Whilst his second daughter, Asa, was an impish hoyden who loved sumo wrestling. Asa was engaged to be married to the second son of a distinguished family who ran a money changer business in Osaka, Shirooka Shinjiro. Although Asa was furious when she had first heard about the betrothal, when she met up with Shinjiro for the first time, his charisma greatly attracted her and she fell in love with him in no time.
The timeless heart of Japan's ancient capital. Against its rich backdrop of culture and tradition, today's Kyoto continues to innovate and inspire.
Murasaki Shikibu (Yoshitaka Yuriko), the heroine of this story, wrote the bestseller 'The Tale of Genji,' transcending a thousand years during the Heian period. She weaves the story of Hikaru Genji, fueled by her love for Fujiwara no Michinaga (Emoto Tasuku), with her hidden passion and incomparable imagination. It is a tale of a woman who lived with unchanging love in an ever-changing world. (From TV JAPAN)
The year is 1863, with the story being based in Kyoto. We follow a youth named Nio who is an honest and kind soul who's considerate of his family, yet he also has a hidden burning passion for seeking justice. From the time he came across Toshizou Hijikata and Souji Okita, members from a group of hated ronin known as the Miburo, his life then takes a turn to a bluer, and clearer path. Nio, alongside the other men whose hearts burn bravely and true, step forth towards an honest path with their blue wills adorned on their hearts!
Yae no Sakura is a 2013 Japanese television series. It is the 52nd NHK taiga drama. The story focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase.
Chitose-chan is a penguin who lives in Kyoto. Getting in touch with people and getting fed delicious food as she curiously walks around Kyoto streets is her favourite thing to do. The story features popular places in Kyoto like Kiyomizu Temple, Ginkaku Temple, and Gion from the Penguin's point of view. This is a short story about a penguin that is nostalgic and warm, curing and relieving the heart.
The life of an American woman living in Kyoto, Japan, is upended when her husband and son disappear in a mysterious plane crash. As consolation, she's given Sunny, one of a new class of domestic robots made by her husband's electronics company.
Nagomu Irino returns to his Kyoto home for the first time in ten years when his father is hospitalized. Nagomu is eager to take over Ryokushou, the family's Japanese sweet shop, but he's instead asked to be a father figure to Itsuka Yukihira, the girl everyone calls the successor.
Shinsengumi! is a Taiga drama television series produced by Japanese broadcaster NHK. It was a popular drama about the Shinsengumi, a Japanese special police force from the Bakumatsu period.
Kiyo and Sumire came to Kyoto from Aomori Prefecture, dreaming of becoming maiko. But after an unexpected turn of events, Kiyo starts working as the live-in cook at the Maiko House. Their story unfolds in Kagai, the Geiko and maiko district in Kyoto, alongside their housemate maikos. Kiyo nourishes them daily with her homecooked meals, and Sumire strives toward her promising future as the once-in-a-century maiko.
Two inseparable friends move to Kyoto to chase their dreams of becoming maiko, but decide to pursue different passions while living under the same roof.
Based on the novel by Jirō Asada, the TV movie depicts the lives of the Shinsengumi warriors during the turmoil of the late Edo period.
Takeru Narihira, a lone wolf delinquent, falls in Denji Heian-kyou, a futuristic capital, where Tsukimiya is real. After slipping through time, he trains in onmyou-jutsu.
We go on a one month backpacking adventure around Japan. In this 2 part documentary series we travel to Japan for the very first time. Travelling there for one month, starting in Tokyo and then using the Japan Rail Pass to explore the country.
