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Gion Matsuri Festival

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Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa (Special Opening of the Second Floor of the Main Building) – Kyoto Summer Special Openings

Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa (Special Opening of the Second Floor of the Main Building) – Kyoto Summer Special Openings

29 Aug - 07 Sep 2025

Special Openings

Venue: Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa

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Open for a total of nine days from Friday, August 29th to Sunday, September 7th. *Closed on Wednesday, September 3rd. *During this period, the second floor of the main building will be open to the public (please note that the third floor observation tower will not be open to the public).

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Main Events

Aoi Matsuri Festival

Aoi Matsuri Festival

May 15

A long-held procession from Kyoto Imperial Palace to two historic shrines, with 500 people in courtly Heian attire.

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Gion Matsuri Festival

Gion Matsuri Festival

July 1-31

One of the three greatest festivals of Japan, when downtown Kyoto is lively with lavishly decorated festival floats.

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Kyoto Gozan Okuribi Bonfires

Kyoto Gozan Okuribi Bonfires

August 16

Five mountains around Kyoto are lit up with bonfires as a send-off for ancestral spirits who visit during Obon.

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Jidai Matsuri Festival

Jidai Matsuri Festival

October 22

This parade of roughly 2,000 participants dressed in period garb representing over 1,000 years of Kyoto’s history.

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Aoi Matsuri Festival
Gion Matsuri Festival
Kyoto Gozan Okuribi Bonfires
Jidai Matsuri Festival

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