Shimogamo-jinja Shrine Honden (Main Sanctuary) and Oidono (Old Sanctuary Kitchen) – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
2025/07/11 - 2025/09/30
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 
Pottery Market
2025/07/09 - 2025/07/12
Traditional Events 
Kamishichiken Beer Garden
2025/07/01 - 2025/09/06
Cuisine / Markets / Other 
Gion Matsuri Festival Yamahoko Float Procession (Earlier and Latter Festivals)
2025/07/17 - 2025/07/24
Traditional Events 
Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, Goei-do-mon (Founder’s Hall Gate) – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
2025/07/11 - 2025/09/30
Special Openings 
Nagoshi no Harae (Summer Purification Rites)
2025/06/01 - 2025/07/31
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The 32nd Kyoto Five Geisha and Maiko Districts Joint Performance – “The Lively City”
28 Jun - 29 Jun 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Minamiza Theatre
Kyoto Higashiyama Night Walk (June 2025)
02 Jun - 30 Jun 2025
Tours & Experiences Venue: Meeting and Disbanding LocationMatsubarabashi Park (605-0801 344 Miyagawasuji, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto) *East end of MatsubarabashiRegistration opens 20 minutes before the start of each day
Tanabata Festival and Special Nighttime Opening
05 Jul - 06 Jul 2025
Special Openings Venue: Kodai-ji Temple
Special Garden Opening during the Hangesho (Asian Lizard’s Tail) Bloom Period
01 Jun - 13 Jul 2025
Special Openings Venue: Ryosokuin Temple, a sub-temple of Kenninji Temple
Special Exhibition of Kodai-ji Temple’s Donated Sliding Doors
05 Mar - 14 Jul 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Kodai-ji Temple
2025 Spring Special Exhibition “Namikawa Shippo – Applause at the World’s Fair”
05 Apr - 21 Jul 2025
Art / Music / Theater Venue: Yasuyuki Namikawa Shippo Memorial Museum
Kyoto Higashiyama Night Walk (July 2025)
02 Jul - 30 Jul 2025
Tours & Experiences Venue: Meeting and Disbanding LocationMatsubarabashi Park (605-0801 344 Miyagawasuji, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto) *East end of MatsubarabashiRegistration opens 20 minutes before the start of each day
Special Exhibition “Kodai-ji Temple Night Parade of One Hundred Demons”
15 Jul - 31 Aug 2025
Special Openings Venue: Kodai-ji Temple / Entoku-in Temple / Kodai-ji Sho Museum
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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