Skating in Japan?

[dbny]

My daughter, who is in school in Kyoto, just told me that she would bring her skates back to Japan with her when she returns after winter recess if she can find a rink nearby. Does anyone know of a rink in Kyoto, Osaka, or anywhere else nearby? I've googled to no avail.

[frvanilla]

Managed to get to this link which includes listings of all skating rinks in Japan:
http://www.skate-com.com/rink/

The default page is for the "Kanto district" only, you have to go to the following page for listings in the "Kinki district".
http://www.skate-com.com/rink/index.php?n=5

It appears to have 1 arena in Kyoto and about 11 in Osaka area.

[TaBalie]

I lived in Japan as a child and trained there for three years (from 11-14)... I don't know of any Kyoto rinks, but if she ever goes to Tokyo for anything, they have great facilities at Shinagawa...