"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.
It is a special 5-days when you can enter the palace without your passport and any procedure. You can enjoy se […]
Kamigamo-jnjya Shrine, established in the 7th century, enshrines a god of thunder. Local people worship this s […]
Hirano Shrine is famous for having about 400 beautiful cherry trees. You can see a gorgeous procession underne […]
About 150 people dressed in costumes of 16th century re-enact a cherry blossoms party held by famous Shogun &# […]
You can see the reenactment of an elegant poetry game and dance in the Heian period by people in imperial cost […]
This is a unique kyogen which is related to the Buddhism and famous throughout Japan. The performers wear mask […]
To pray for the safety of children, straw hina dolls are set afloat on the river by women dressed in Heian per […]
You can see a unique Hina display with people dressing up in court costumes, not dolls! Another event, the mik […]
This dance celebrates the famous 8th century poetess, Ono-no-komachi. The dance features young girls in colorf […]
This is the reenactment of the noble’s elegant play in the Heian era. You can go with the procession and […]