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This month's plans
"This month's plans" offers you some ideas to visit and feel at peace during your stay as well as enjoy seasonal events in Kyoto. They are mostly in outdoor, including some mountains, so that visitors can enjoy a green and healthy stay and save money as well!
July 1st (Sun) ~ 31st (Tue)
Gion Matsuri Festival
Gion-Matsuri Festival is a festival of Yasaka Shrine located in eastern Gion, which started in the 9th century. It was originally held to drive away the evil spirits.
June 21st ~ 23rd
Antique Grand Market
About 350 antique dealers will display their shops’ booths at this biggest antique event in Western Japa […]
May 3rd
Yabusame-shinji Ritual
Movie: This is a powerful ceremony to purify the route of the Aoi Matsuri procession. A man in traditional cos […]
May 4th
Saio-dai Misogi Ritual
Saio was a selected woman who served god in ancient times. This ritual is held to purify her role on the strea […]
May 12th
Mikage matsuri Ritual
An elegant Japanse dance and music are performed in the Tadasu-no-mori forest in front of the gate of Shimogam […]
Other events in May
May 1st ~ 4th
Shinsenen Kyogen
This is a unique kind of kyogen, which performers wear masks and perform a kind of mime while chanting. It wil […]
April 2nd
Matsuo Taisha Shrine Reisai Festival
This shrine enshrines a god of sake. You can enjoy the traditional Shinto dance and music at 10:00. And Kyogen […]
April 3rd
Seiryo-e Event
Seiryu, the blue dragon, is said to be alive in Kiyomizu Temple. People in traditional costume carry and parad […]
March 1st~
Dolls exhibition for the Girls’ day
Hokyo-ji Temple is famous for its amazing doll collection. The dolls’ collection featuring the GirlsR […]
December 7th(Fri) & 8th(Sat)
Daikondaki Radish Boiling
December 8th is the memorial day when the Buddha Shakamuni achieved enlightenment. On both days, radishes will […]
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- Every 1st Sunday
- To-ji Temple
- 7:00-16:00
- Antique market.
- Every 2nd Saturday
- Toyokuni Shrine
- 10:00-15:00
- Small antique market.
- Every 2nd Sunday
- Bishamon-do in Kennin-ji Temple
- 10:00-16:00
- Known as Tora-ichi, artistic handicrafts & arts.
- Every 4th Sunday
- Kamigamo Shrine
- Handicraft market in peaceful and quiet grounds of the shrine.
- Every 15th
- Chion-ji Temple
- 8:00-16:00
- Kyoto's biggest monthly market of handmade goods and crafts.
- Every 21st
- To-ji Temple
- 7:00-16:30
- Known as Kobo-san, Kyoto's largest market for all kinds of antiques, tools and so on.
- Every 25th
- Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
- 7:00-16:30
- Known as Tenjin-san, a popular flea market at one of Kyoto's major shrines. Antiques, food, tools and so on.
