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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.
April 6th (wed)~10th (sun)
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. You can enjoy se […]
April 10th (sun)
Kamo Kyokusui no En
Kamigamo-jnjya Shrine, established in the 7th century, enshrines a god of thunder. Local people worship this s […]
April 10th (sun)
Oukasai Cherry Blossoms Festival
Hirano Shrine is famous for having about 400 beautiful cherry trees. You can see a gorgeous procession underne […]
April 10th (sun)
Taiko Hanami Gyoretsu Procession
About 150 people dressed in costumes of 16th century re-enact a cherry blossoms party held by famous Shogun &# […]
April 29th, Friday (holiday)
Kyokusui-no-utage ceremony
You can see the reenactment of an elegant poetry game and dance in the Heian period by people in imperial cost […]
April 29th (fri) ~ May 5th (thu)
Mibu Kyogen
This is a unique kyogen which is related to the Buddhism and famous throughout Japan. The performers wear mask […]
March 3rd (thu)
Nagashibina Event
To pray for the safety of children, straw hina dolls are set afloat on the river by women dressed in Heian per […]
March 3rd (thu)
Hina-matsuri Festival
You can see a unique Hina display with people dressing up in court costumes, not dolls! Another event, the mik […]
March 27th (Sun)
Hanezu Odori Dance
This dance celebrates the famous 8th century poetess, Ono-no-komachi. The dance features young girls in colorf […]
February 24th, Wednesday
Nento-sai Festival
This is the reenactment of the noble’s elegant play in the Heian era. You can go with the procession and […]
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- 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.
