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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.
Strolling around the pottery town
Strolling around the pottery town
You can enjoy about 400 booths of Japanese pottery on Gojo street between Kawabata st. and Higashioji st. It&# […]
Kyo-no-Tanabata Festival
Kyo-no-Tanabata Festival
Various events will be held on two riverbanks, the Horikawa Stream and the Kamo River. The Horikawa Stream (Oi […]
Obon Events
Obon Events
Every year Japanese people have a custom to welcome our ancestors back from the hereafter on or around August […]
Lotus flower viewing early in the morning
Lotus flower viewing early in the morning
Getting up early in the morning sounds a perfect idea in heat summer. One of the stuff to do something early i […]
Shimogamo Shrine (下鴨神社)
Shimogamo Shrine
This month, GTK recommends you play in the river. Kamo River of course!, and Kiyotaki in the Arashiyama area, […]
The floats viewing (GION MATSURI)
The floats viewing (Gion Matsuri Festival)
I could say that June in Kyoto is all about GION MATSURI! From the first day of June, the town is displayed wi […]
Hydrangea viewing
Hydrangea viewing
We could say June is the month of hydrangea. Especially in Japan, there is much rain this month, so we can see […]
Mt.Inari (Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine)
Mt.Inari (Fushimi Inari Taisha Shrine)
If the weather is fine though June is a rainy season, GTK recommends to enjoy hiking on easy mountains. We cho […]
Mt.Kurama
Mt.Kurama
GTK recommends a nice hiking route this month. Mt.Kurama (鞍馬山) is located in the Sakyo Ward, northern part of […]
Visiting shrines to purify yourself
Visiting shrines to purify yourself
GTK recommends you to visit some shrines especially this month. June is said to be the month when people think […]
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- 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.
