Category: News 
Buenos Aires. December 6, 2025. We played the most special show of our history. Because we celebrated twenty years of our journey. Because 2025 was the year we finally set foot in Japan for the very first time. Because after many years, we were able to bring all of our... Read More
A few weeks ago, I had the honor of sharing The Kyoto Connection’s story on the podcast Seek-Sustainable-Japan with the wonderful JJWalsh. It was a great opportunity to reflect on the early days of the project, celebrate some of the most memorable moments from the past 20 years, and talk about the exciting plans... Read More
2025 marks the 20th anniversary of The Kyoto Connection, and what better way to celebrate this incredible milestone than by embarking on a journey we’ve dreamed of since the beginning? After nearly two decades of creating music inspired by Japan without ever setting foot there, we’re thrilled to announce the Japan Tour... Read More
We’ve been receiving some comments lately asking if we’re still active and what’s been happening with us. The answer is: absolutely! This year, we’ve been more active than ever. After performing two shows (just one week apart!) in May in Buenos Aires, we’ve continued rehearsing weekly, and I’ve personally been... Read More
After almost a five years hiatus, last night we played live as part of a japan culture festival organized by our good friend Ruben from Sunawai music of Okinawa. For our little setlist, we chose two instrumental tracks and two of our more representative songs: Waterfall, Hachiko, The Music and... Read More
JAPANESE AMBIENT/NEW AGE MEETS VIDEO-GAME/COMPUTER MUSIC: THE KYOTO CONNECTION RELEASES “A JOURNEY OF A THOUSAND MILES” The Kyoto Connection announces the launch of their new album “A Journey Of A Thousand Miles” Drawing inspiration from the profound oriental proverb, “A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,”... Read More
We’re very happy to announce a reissue of Postcards (2018) our first japanese-ambient album, now on vinyl for the very first time thanks to Isle of Jura Records. From the press release: “The original environmental album from the Kyoto Connection available on Vinyl for the very first time. The album... Read More
2023 will be a year full of new music (we have to upcoming releases) so getting some new gear sounded like a good idea. Most of our ambient tracks were mastered on an old Akai GXC-70D (for more info and pics, check this article on how Postcards was made) but... Read More
Chibiham, Juicy & Me is the first feature-length anime from writer/director Riki Ohkanda and producer Ryō Nakajima. The anime centers on a chubby American named Chibiham who goes to Japan, as her friends are caught up in her antics. 😀 ✊ With music by The Kyoto Connection! Here’s a demo... Read More
We are very excited to share this news! Our new album, The Flower, The Bird and The Mountain – “A love letter to the Masters of Japanese Ambient and Environmental music” has been released by Isle of Jura Records’ sub-label, “Temples of Jura “. Listen to the full album Vinyl... Read More
Summer months are usually difficult to get together to rehearse and make music due to the holidays. Luckily we are back in the studio working and preparing our next releases, although this year is kind of different. A few weeks ago we found out that Jesica and I are expecting... Read More
2021 was a wonderful year full of music. Thank you for sharing the journey with us!
We’ve been recently featured on the Spotify Editorial Playlist “Postcards from Japan – A celebration of contemporary Ambient music produced by Japanese artists”. Among a great selection of japanese-ambient tracks, you’ll find “Postcards”, “Kansai” and “Tea House” from our album “Postcards” (2018). This means lots of exposure for us, so... Read More
We have been invited to tell the story of The Kyoto Connection at the Ishi kawa Summit to Sea Podcast. Thanks for the invitation! It was a fun and inspirational night of chat and music. You can listen to the whole episode here:
1982 is a musical journey which combines the sounds and melodies of the 80s with the inspiration of Japanese culture. It is also the celebration of our 15th anniversary creating music of various genres and styles inspired by the sounds, landscapes and melodies of Japan. You can download it on... Read More
We’re hard-working on the final arrangements for our next album, 1982, a ten-years-later successor to our beloved “No headphones required”. If you’re into the genre of synthpop/synthwave music, you’re going to like this. 9 songs will transport you to the best vibes of that era! Check out these shoots from... Read More
We always love seeing our music being used on other inspiring projects! Check out this beautiful CD PRAYER featuring the music of The Kyoto Connection (the song is “Fears” from our album “The Middle Way”). You can see more works by KATSUMOTOY at his personal website. Ver esta publicación en... Read More
Today we are launching our very own Online Radio featuring a carefully-curated selection of the best japanese ambient/environmental/instrumental/new age music. The music that inspires our music! The Kyoto Connection Radio is LIVE 24/7 and you can tune in here from your computer, tablet or mobile browser. The schedule for this... Read More
Today we’re launching our new website. Since the raise of social networks, personal home pages have been in decline, with many people thinking that the Internet is just Facebook, Instagram or Youtube. Social networks gave us a lot of tools to communicate, cooperate and co-create, and that’s great BUT they... Read More