"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.
The plum festival is held to commemorate the death of Sugawara-no-Michizane who is enshrined at this shrine. M […]
Three days during New Year’s holidays are the most important and special days for Japanese people. Peopl […]
This is the annual event of New Year which women dressed in the Heian period court costumes play a traditional […]
You can see the old style football game performed by men in court costumes at the shrine ground. The ball is m […]
The god of business is enshrined at this shrine. Many people who hope to do good business in the new year come […]
This is the two first markets of the year which offer bigger scale shopping than usual with not only the antiq […]
This is the last antique market of the year called Shimai-tenjin at Kitano-tenmangu Shrine. Tenjin-san Market […]
December 8th is the memorial day when the Buddha Shakamuni achieved enlightenment. On both days, radishes will […]
Nenbutsu, thinking of the Buddha, is a kind of chant incantation. It is performed everyday during the term. Fu […]
This is the last antique market of the year held at Toji Temple. Kobo-san Market is the most popular market fo […]