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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.
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 […]
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 […]
May 6th
Kurama Full moon Festival
On the night of the May full moon, the festival called “Uesaku-sai” is held to pray for the happin […]
May 20th
Mifune Festival
People in Imperial costumes on boats play court music, read Japanese poetry, and more at Kurumazaki-jinjya Shr […]
April 1st, 7th & 8th
Saga Kyogen
This is one of the big three chanting kyogen spectacle in Kyoto. Seiryo-ji Temple was built in 987 on the foot […]
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 21st ~ 29th
Mibu Kyogen
This traditional and exciting performance held at the Mibu-dera Temple’s ground is famous throughout Jap […]
April 4th ~ 8th
Kyoto Imperial Palace open to the public
It is a special 5-days when you can enter the palace without your passport and any procedure. This is the best […]
April 8th
Taiko Hanami Gyoretsu Procession
Daigo-ji Temple is the best temple to see cherry trees in the west part of Kyoto City. About 150 people dresse […]
April 8th
Kamo Kyokusui no En
Kamigamo-jnjya Shrine, established in the 7th century, enshrines a god of thunder. Local people worship this s […]
- April 2012
- April 2013
- April 2014
- April 2015
- April 2016
- April 2017
- August 2011
- August 2012
- August 2013
- August 2014
- August 2015
- August 2016
- August 2017
- December 2011
- December 2012
- December 2013
- December 2014
- December 2015
- December 2016
- December 2017
- February 2012
- February 2014
- February 2015
- February 2017
- February 2018
- January 2012
- January 2014
- January 2015
- January 2016
- January 2017
- January 2018
- July 2011
- July 2012
- July 2013
- July 2014
- July 2015
- July 2016
- July 2017
- July 2018
- June 2011
- June 2012
- June 2013
- June 2014
- June 2015
- June 2016
- June 2017
- March 2012
- March 2013
- March 2014
- March 2015
- March 2016
- March 2017
- March 2018
- May 2012
- May 2013
- May 2014
- May 2015
- May 2016
- May 2017
- November 2011
- November 2012
- November 2013
- November 2014
- November 2015
- october 2011
- october 2012
- October 2013
- October 2014
- October 2015
- October2016
- September 2011
- September 2012
- September 2013
- September 2014
- September 2015
- September 2016
- September 2017
- 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.
