"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!
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.
Kurama-dera Temple is famous for a legend about Tengu, an imaginary long-nosed goblin. It is said that Tengu t […]
Nashinoki Shrine is the best temple to enjoy the Japanese autumn flower Hagi. You can also see the traditional […]
This is a good opportunity to see the Japanese pond garden of Heian-jingu Shrine in which the autumn flowers a […]
Japanese people have been attached to the moon, especially the autumn full moon. In ancient time, the nobles e […]
Various events will be held on two riverbanks, the Horikawa Stream and the Kamo River. The Horikawa Stream (Oi […]
You can enjoy about 500 booths of Japanese pottery on Gojo street between Kawabata st. and Higashioji st. It&# […]
Hanabi is a symbol of summer night entertainment. 7,000 hanabi will light up the sky around Uji river. In case […]
Every year Japanese people have a custom to welcome our ancestors back from the hereafter on or around August […]
Gion-Matsuri Festival is a festival of Yasaka Shrine located in eastern Gion, which started in the 9th century […]
You might come across the small bamboo trees with paper decorations, on which Japanese people write their wish […]