"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.
You can enjoy about 400 booths of Japanese pottery on Gojo street between Kawabata st. and Higashioji st. It&# […]
Various events will be held on two riverbanks, the Horikawa Stream and the Kamo River. The Horikawa Stream (Oi […]
Every year Japanese people have a custom to welcome our ancestors back from the hereafter on or around August […]
Getting up early in the morning sounds a perfect idea in heat summer. One of the stuff to do something early i […]
This month, GTK recommends you play in the river. Kamo River of course!, and Kiyotaki in the Arashiyama area, […]
I could say that June in Kyoto is all about GION MATSURI! From the first day of June, the town is displayed wi […]
We could say June is the month of hydrangea. Especially in Japan, there is much rain this month, so we can see […]
If the weather is fine though June is a rainy season, GTK recommends to enjoy hiking on easy mountains. We cho […]
GTK recommends a nice hiking route this month. Mt.Kurama (鞍馬山) is located in the Sakyo Ward, northern part of […]
GTK recommends you to visit some shrines especially this month. June is said to be the month when people think […]