Ohara is a village in the countryside about an hour north of the Kyoto train station but still technically within the city limits. It is a farming village that is famous both for the temples in the area and for the lovely mountains surrounding it - especially in autumn when the leaves turn.
There is a t.v. show David and I watch called "Venetia in Kyoto" which is about a woman from England who lives in Ohara. We have watched this show for 5 years and almost feel like we know her and the people of Ohara.
Sure enough we had seen him on t.v the year before when he and his family had been featured on Venetia's show! What a fun accidental discovery.
We never did find out why the sign said "beeswax".