"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.
This is a traditional way of fishing dating from the 8th century. You can watch from the banks of the Oi River […]
July is the best month to see lotus flowers. Hokongo-in Temple where about 80 kinds of lotus bloom, opens earl […]
This shrine is famous for good fortune in business, as well as its tunnel of countless red Shinto gates leadin […]
Eating pumpkin in summer is said to protect people from illness. In Anraku-ji Temple located at the entrance o […]
You can join this ceremony which originated from the ritual purification in ancient times. While wading in the […]
About 40 yamabushi mountain ascetics burn talismans and walk across fire to drive out serious disease and to b […]
This is an annual spiritual event in which thousands of pilgrims climb Mt. Atago altitude 924m, located on the […]
This is a good opportunity to see this beautiful Japanese garden of 2,000 blooming kakitsubata irises and shob […]
This is a classic ceremony for giving thanks at Kibune Shrine, which enshrines the God of water. People carry […]
This is an annual festival to pray for protection from thunder and fire and also for a rich harvest. The talis […]