Old Mitsui Family Shimogamo Villa (Special Opening of the Second Floor of the Main Building) – Kyoto Summer Special Openings
29 Aug – 07 Sep 2025
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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
[ Notice ]
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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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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