About Kyoto Podcast

Originally recorded and produced in Kyoto, the cultural capital of Japan, Kyoto Podcast was the first podcast in Japan to take advantage of enhanced podcast technology to bring you both images of Japan as well as sounds.

The first 16 episodes were produced on a weekly basis and each episode (in English) is usually oriented on a visit to one of the 2000-odd temples in Kyoto. However the episodes also touch on a variety of other Japan-related subjects: interviews with Japanese language students, well-known musicians, Kendo sensei and students, footage of Kyoto festivals (matsuri), to name but a few.

In addition, two regular contributors to the original episodes were:

• - Donald the Nut who finds the strangest food he can, then eats it.
• - our Resident Resident, a foreign resident who has lived in Kyoto for 10 years and who answers listener questions as well as providing his own commentary on aspects of Kyoto

From episode 16 onwards, I switched to a video podcast and began to experiment with full video ( why show a few images when you can show everything in full-motion?). However rather than adding new feeds ( a path to chaos), these episodes were simply added to the existing feed.

In 2005, I prodcuced a total of 19 episodes. Combined with the pressures of returning to Australia, everyday life resulted in a lengthy hiatus. In 2007, I released Episode 20, a "facecast" of some of the many listeners to the podcast. Maybe you are there if you contributed an image....

Over the course of two trips to Japan in 2007 amd 2008, I accumulated footage for a number of new episodes. The advent of widescreen support in YouTube and also the opportunity to become a YouTube partner provides both a suitable format and also a great platform for providing video worldwide. Let's enjoy the journey!

じゃ　またね。

Tim Burgess