August 4th ~ 13th
Kyoto-no-tanabata Festival
Various events will be held on two riverbanks, the Horikawa Stream and the Kamo River.
The Horikawa Stream (Oike ~ Ichijo-modoribashi) : A Milky Way created by LED and lighting Nishijin-ori textile will be displayed. Various events will be held. Such as Nijo Castle illumination, a Kimono-Show at Nishijin-ori Textile Center, a workshop of Yuzen dying etc.
The Kamo River ( Shijo ~ Oike) : LED bamboo with paper decorations and bamboo lanterns will be displayed on the riverbank. Maiko will serve some tea and dessert at a special cafe on Ponto-cho Street beside the river.