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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.

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June 10th

Taue-sai Rice planting Festival

Fushimi-Inari Taisha Shrine, well-known as having thousands of red Shinto gates, enshrines the God for rice ha […]

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June 10th ~ July 9th

Hydrangea Festival at Sanzen-in

Sanzen-in Temple in Ohara, north part of Kyoto City, opens their garden to public until July 9. You can enjoy […]

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June 16th

Hojo-e event

Hojo-e is a Buddhist event in which living things are set free and the killing of them is remonstrated against […]

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June 20th

Takekirie Bamboo Cutting Ritual

Kurama-dera Temple, located at the top of sacred Mt. Kurama, holds this historical ritual every June. Two team […]

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June 22nd ~ 24th

Antique Grand Market

About 350 antique dealers will display their shops’ booths at this biggest antique event in Western Japa […]

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June 30th

Nagoshi-no-harai Ritual

This is an ancient Japanese purification to pray for our health in the remainder of the year. It is said that […]

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Aoi Matsuri

It is May in Kyoto and the cherry blossoms of April have scattered, making way for fresh green leaves to blank […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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May 5th

Kurabe-uma-shinji Ritual

Two men in traditional costumes riding on horse back compete for the fastest time at the ground of the temple.

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Events Schedule

Flea Markets

  • 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.

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