Higashi Hongan-ji Temple, Goei-do-mon (Founder’s Hall Gate) – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
11 Jul – 30 Sep 2025
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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.
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Special Openings 
2025 Summer Exhibition: Introduction to the Way of Tea
24 Jul – 24 Aug 2025
Art / Music / Theater 
Kawadoko in Kibune (Riverside Dining)
01 May – 30 Sep 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other 
Kamogawa Riverside Dining
01 May – 30 Sep 2025
Cuisine / Markets / Other 
Special Summer Night-time Opening of the Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
18 Jul – 27 Jul 2025
Special Openings 
Mitarashi River Walking Festival with Lanterns
02 Aug – 17 Aug 2025
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Ruriko-in Temple Summer Special Opening
01 Jul - 17 Aug 2025
Special Openings Venue: Ruriko-in Temple
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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