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Festivals & Events

Kyoto is full of cultural, artistic, and nature related events throughout the year. About origin and outline of famous festivals in Kyoto, Please refer to this page.

#Festivals & Events

  1. Happy New Year 2025! – Year of the Snake

  2. The 59th Kyoto Winter Special Openings

  3. Moon Viewing Events - "Kangetsu Kai" in 2024

  4. Jidai Matsuri Festival Procession 2024 Sales information: Paid Viewing Seats

  5. KYOMAF 2024 - Special Contents of the Biggest Anime & Manga Event in Kyoto

  6. Special Experiences of the Kyoto Gozan Okuribi Bonfires

  7. What is Tanabata?

  8. Nagoshi no Harae (Summer Purification Rites)

  9. Gion Matsuri Festival Float Procession 2024 Sales information: Parade Viewing Seats

  10. Kyoto Summer Special Openings 2024

  11. The Aoi Matsuri festival procession Sales information: Parade Viewing Seats

  12. Kyoto Restaurant Winter Special 2024

  13. Experience Traditional Culture at Kyoto Gyoen National Garden

  14. Kyoto Winter Special Openings 2024

  15. Aki no Odori in 2023： Autumn Dance performances hosted by the historic maiko and geiko districts

  16. Night sightseeing in Kyoto: Enjoy the splendid views and special events

  17. Special experience of the festival float, Takayama, that has been revived after 200 years and luncheon with geiko / maiko dances

  18. World Heritage To-ji Temple: Private viewing of special light-up with dinner

  19. World Heritage Shimogamo-jinja Shrine: Special visit and performance of classical court music and dance with lunch

  20. World Heritage Nishi-Hongwan-ji Temple: Enjoy traditional theatre, noh, and National Treasures with early dinner

  21. Join the Kanko-boko float procession

  22. Private tour of the festival float, Kanko-boko, and Gion Matsuri

  23. NAKED Summer Evening Cool World Heritage Site Kamigamo Jinja Shrine

  24. Spring Dance performances by the maiko and geiko "Haru no Odori " in 2023

  25. Looking Forward to Next Year's Gion Matsuri Festival – A Father & Son's Insider Story on the Festival Float's Musical Tradition

  26. Bringing “Gomi Zero” from Kyoto to Festivals All Around Japan

  27. KYOTOGRAPHIE 2019: A review

  28. KYOTO EXPERIMENT: In Conversation with Yusuke Hashimoto

  29. Major Festivals and Annual Events in Kyoto
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