"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.
Fushimi-Inari Taisha Shrine, well-known as having thousands of red Shinto gates, enshrines the God for rice ha […]
Sanzen-in Temple in Ohara, north part of Kyoto City, opens their garden to public until July 9. You can enjoy […]
Hojo-e is a Buddhist event in which living things are set free and the killing of them is remonstrated against […]
Kurama-dera Temple, located at the top of sacred Mt. Kurama, holds this historical ritual every June. Two team […]
About 350 antique dealers will display their shops’ booths at this biggest antique event in Western Japa […]
This is an ancient Japanese purification to pray for our health in the remainder of the year. It is said that […]
It is May in Kyoto and the cherry blossoms of April have scattered, making way for fresh green leaves to blank […]
Movie: This is a powerful ceremony to purify the route of the Aoi Matsuri procession. A man in traditional cos […]
Saio was a selected woman who served god in ancient times. This ritual is held to purify her role on the strea […]
Two men in traditional costumes riding on horse back compete for the fastest time at the ground of the temple.