Ninna-ji Temple Kannon-do Hall – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
11 Jul – 30 Sep 2025
Special Openings Things to Do
Festivals & Events
Kyoto holds many cultural, artistic, and nature-related events throughout the year.
See which ones you will have a chance to experience during your upcoming trip.
Featured Events
Special Openings 
Mitarashi River Walking Festival with Lanterns
02 Aug – 17 Aug 2025
Traditional Events 
Shozan Hogyokutei – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
11 Jul – 30 Sep 2025
Special Openings 
Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, Goei-do-mon (Founder’s Hall Gate) – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
11 Jul – 30 Sep 2025
Special Openings 
2025 Summer Exhibition: Introduction to the Way of Tea
24 Jul – 24 Aug 2025
Art / Music / Theater 
Shrine Maiden’s Chrysanthemum Kagura Dance Performance
01 Sep – 28 Sep 2025
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Thousand-day Pilgrimage / Special Viewing of Nainaijin in the Main Hall
14 Aug - 16 Aug 2025
Special Openings Venue: Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Special Night Opening of Kodai-ji Temple
01 Aug - 18 Aug 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Kodai-ji Temple
“Night Parade of One Hundred Demons in Kodai-ji Temple” Special Exhibition
15 Jul - 31 Aug 2025
Special Openings Venue: Kodai-ji Temple / Entoku-in Temple / Kodaiji Sho Museum
“Wearable Kanji” Special Exhibition
20 May - 28 Sep 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Japan Kanji Museum & Library, 2nd Floor Special Exhibition Space
65th Kushi Matsuri (Comb Festival)
29 Sep 2025
Traditional Events Venue: Yasui Konpira Shrine (Shinto ritual)
Kamogawa Riverside Dining
01 May - 30 Sep 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other Venue: West bank of Kamo River, Nijo to Gojo
Pontocho Kaburenjo – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
14 Jul - 30 Sep 2025
Special Openings Venue: Pontocho Kaburenjo Theater
[ Notice ]
Open from July 14th (Fri) to September 30th (Tue) 2025 *Closed to the public on September 3rd (Wed) and from 11th (Thu) to 15th (Mon).
“Kanji Yokai: Demons and Monsters, Night Parade of One Hundred Demons” Special Exhibition
29 May - 13 Oct 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Japan Kanji Museum & Library, 2nd Floor Special Exhibition Space
Main Events
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
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
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
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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