Shorenin Temple Lighting-up

At night, during the light show, the place appears to transform into a mysterious world—trees and flowers fading in the darkness, the five grand camphor trees (national natural monuments) majestically lit up, and a mandala of light, projected on the moss garden.
It appears as if the pure and sacred land comes to life. We hope that all our visitors are able to enjoy the goodness of this holy environment.

■Dates

October 24 –December 23, 2014

■Opening Hours
18.00–22.00 (Entry accepted until 21.30)

■Admission Fees
Individuals: Adults, 800 yen; Grade 18 students and Younger Pupils ,400yen

Why don't you visit there?

Hana-touro in Arashiyama 2014

Even if you have been to Arashiyama area before,going the place for this season makes you surprise because of the event 'hana-touro'. You can see light up view spread in the area and the atmosphere is difference as usual. It is not only for a small area but also the both side of train line. Walking as seeing the view as visiting some places,the river,the bridge and bamboo forest. It could be like in a dream. Let's enjoy a short trip to Arashiyama for this season. Until:December 23rd Time:17:-20:00 Train:JR san-in line

Kakure Nenbutsu at Rokuharamitsuji Temple

DEC.13 - DEC.30
Rokuharamitsuji Temple

Unique style of Nenbutsu, prayer to the Buddha, started by the holy priest Kuya in 951 to help the people in Kyoto from epidemics.
Priests chant/dance the prayer wishing people to expiate the sins of the past year and to have a happy new year. ( daily around 4:00PM)

* [ Rokuharamitsuji Temple ]
* Tel : 075-561-6980
Access : City Bus No.206 "Kiyomizu-michi"

The Special Kabuki performance on the end of this year

Day by day it's getting colder and colder.
This is one of the annual event we call Kichirei kaomise Kabuki(吉例顔見世歌舞伎) is held in the end of year.

All big kabuki stars gather at Minami-za on this time

Nov 30th - Dec 26th
@Minami-za
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Jonangu Shrine "Kyokusui no En"

NOV.3　Jonangu Shirine

Elegant poetry game played by men and women dressed as Heian aristocrats.

Free

• [ Jonangu Shirine ]
• Tel : 075-611-0575
  Access :
  City Subway Karasuma Line "Takeda" station
  City Bus No South 1,2, 3 to "Jonangu-higashi-guchi"

"Seiryu-e"at Kiyomizu Temple

15th - 17th Sep. 2011
@Kiyomizu Temple "Seiryu-e"

"Seiryu-e" is Blue Dragon Dance

Seiryu, a dragon, is said to drink the waterfall in Kiyomizu Temple.
Colorful parade of the blue dragon with people in traditional costume at 2:00PM

Fee: 300yen( regular entrance fee)

Access: City Bus #202,#207 "Kiyomizu-michi"

20th of Aug KAMOCINEMA７(カモシネマ７)

the hot summer day every day in Kyoto.
But after the sunset, we have nice breezy time!!

On the 20th of Aug, the now customary cinema event at Kamo river side.

'KAMOCINEMA 7'

Outside evening cinema event open : 18:30
start : 19:30
fee : free
the map link　⇒　Map
the Official HP ⇒　HERE！！

Sestubun

Setsubun means the parting of the seasons.
On February 3, people scatter soybeans throughout their house to drive out demons and bring in good luck.(Oniwa soto fukuwa uchi!!) The ceremony is also held at temples and shrines.

I recommend you Mibu temple they will play Kyogen on the date

Kyogen Play is performed 8 times a day from 1:00PM on Feb.2 and 3.( Free )

• [ Mibu Temple ]
• Tel : 075-841-3381
  Access : City Bus No.26 "Mibudera michi"

Karasu Sumo Wrestling @Kamigamo shrine on Sep 9th

Kamigamo shrine is one of Kyoto's 17 Unesco World Heritage sites.

Karasu means crows. After the ceremony in the main shrine, a priest holding a bow and arrow near the sand mounds in front of the hosodono pavilion leaps in a sideways motion and emits a cawing sound like a crow in a unique manner. After that there are sumo wrestling matches among the children of parishioners.

• [ Kamigamo Shrine ]
• Tel : 075-781-0011
  Access : City Bus No. 4 "Kamigamojinja-mae"

Gozan-Okuribi Festival

Aug 16th,the most popular event on hot summer night in Kyoto Bonfires are lit to light the way for the souls to go back to their world after the yearly visit to this world.

The festival starts at 8:00 p.m., when fires are lit on Mt. Nyoigatake to form the Chinese character dai, meaning "large". After this, more fires are lit separately on each mountain to form different patterns.

HANABI =fireworks display=

Summer night bloomer == Fireworks display

What's more Japanese summer than Fireworks display?
What's more Fireworks display than Japanese summer?

We cannot say anything about Japanese summer without Fireworks display.
Unfortunately we don't have big fireworks in Kyoto city. but nearby Kyoto(Shiga pref and Uji city) have big one.

Lake Biwa fireworks display
⇒ Aug 6th (fri) 19:30->20:30 around Lake Biwa (20min by JR from J-Hoppers)

Uji river fireworks display
⇒ Aug 10th(Sat) 19:45->20:45 beside Uji River(20min by JR from J-Hoppers)

7th JULY Tanabata

Do you know about ☆Tanabata☆ ? ... meaning is "Evening of the seventh"
This is a traditional Japanese star festival on the 7th JULY every year.

It celebrates the meeting of Orihime (Vega) and Hikoboshi (Altair).
The Milky Way, a river made from stars that crosses the sky, separates these lovers,
and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh.
The celebration is held at night, once the stars come out.

How Romantic !

Nowadays, people generally celebrate this day by writing wishes on tanzaku, small pieces of paper, and hanging them on bamboo.

There are some events for the day in Kyoto !

☆Jinushi Shrine @ Kiyomizu Temple☆

This shrine is very famous for ''Love Wish''.
Most of Japanese girls have been there once to make a wish for their any love.

This time you can write a wish on Kokeshi dolls,cylindrically-shaped bodies with a round head and no hands or feet, and hanging them on the bamboo !
Sounds very interesting !

Access: City bus #100, 202, 206, 207 to 'Kiyomizu Michi'


☆Kitano Tenmangu Shrine☆

7th July 13:30～
There will be a Tanabata dance performance @Kitano Tenmangu Shrine.
It is also very traditional and only for that day !

Enjoy Tanabata !

Access: City bus #50 'Kitano Tenmangu Mae'