Figure 1. Store Poster.
Figure 2. Pamphlet Page of General Etiquette.
Figure 3. Pamphlet Page of QR code to the website.
Figure 4. Photo with a local store owner, teammates, and translator. Store website & Instagram: https://instagram.com/kyoto_waraku?igshid=1hfhkkksaj933 http://waraku.d-x-b.jp/ Translator: https://instagram.com/koto5686?igshid=vtbubudukevd
Figure 5. Map.
Figure 6. Map with businesses.
Figure 7. Map with historical and cultural locations.
Promoting Local Businesses in Kyoto's Keihanshichijo Area
Project
I went to Kyoto, Japan in the Keihanshichijo Area. I worked with three other students to present the cultural significance of the area. To do this we researched the rise of tourism, interviewed local business owners, and created a website that can be used to educate tourists on each store's cultural and historical significance.
The final project proposal is located here: https://digital.wpi.edu/concern/file_sets/8336h446n?locale=en
Promoting
I went around to all of the locations we interviewed and handed out pamphlets in a three-fold brochure-style print. This allowed the owners to easily hand it out. On top of this we had a poster which was given out be posted outside their store as seen in Figure 4.
Map & Photography
To help with promoting I took photos that are on our website and used Photoshop to create the map and icons. Figure 5 is a map of the Keihanshichijo area. I then created icons for Figure 6 for businesses such as restaurants, a sake shop, bread shop, tea shop, and a film movie theater. Figure 7 I created icons for significant cultural and historical areas.
