Buddhism Lecture in summer

Some of the temples in Kyoto are going to held the 'Lecture' about Buddhism as an annual event.
You will experience Zen meditation and several religious discourses.

Here is the information;

・Chion in temple Jul 27th - Jul 31st
from 6:00-
* You will be served a cup of gruel after the lecture.

・Kiyomizu temple Aug 1st - Aug 5th
from 6:00-

・Chishaku in temple Aug 1st - Aug 3rd
from 6:30-
* You will be served a cup of gruel and a small gift (500 people)
You can visit the garden for free ( between 7:30-9:00)

There is no charge and reservation for all of those temples above.

The early bird catches the worm!

Hanagasa-Junko ( Umbrella Procession )

Gion Matsuri Festival still goes on !!

JUL.24 Hanagasa-Junko ( Umbrella Procession )

About ten large umbrellas, decorated with flowers, parade through the streets accompanied by musicians, Geisha and many other people.

* Prossesion route :
* Yasaka Shrine --> Shijo St. --> Kawaramachi St. -->
* --> Oike St. --> Teramachi St. --> Shijo St. --> Yasaka Shrine

* [ Yasaka Shrine ]
* gion_hanagasa-02.jpg Tel : 075-561-6155
* Access : City Bus No.206 Gion

Movie 'Chandmani' @Kyoto Cinema

It is showed only for a week.

Jul 9th (Sun) - Jul 15th (Fri)
everyday 19:20 start 21:00 close
Ticket 1,800yen (general) 1,300yen (student)
@ Kyoto Cinema
http://www.kyotocinema.jp/

---story---
Two boys travel from Ulaanbaatar (capital city of Mongolia) to Chandmani village. They try to look for who they are through the traveling. It also shows that how people in Mongolia lives - young people leaves countryside and heads for the capital city, they work at the factories (leather or meat) for making a living, families are apart from each other, traditional Tuvan throat singing is going to be disappeared little by little.



If you have never been to Mongolia, first you will experience amazing landscape. We are questioned what the affluent society is by this movie.

Highlights of Gion Festival

One of the largest Festival is coming on !

It's called " Gion Festival".
As you may know about Gion district, and the festival is one whole July.

We introduce some of the highlights of the festival.

14th-16th July
Time: 18pm - 23pm

"Yoiyama"
All the 32 Hoko and Yama (floats) are decorated with lanterns , and
musicians wearing "Yukata" (summer Kimono) play rhythmical
"Gion Bayashi" music on the floats.
There are some outside shops on Shijo st. during the night.


17th July
Time: 9am -15pm

"Yama-Hoko Junko"
The first Naginata Float starts moving at 9am,
then a formal ceremony confirms the order of the floats.
The route of the moving is as follows,

9AM Shijio Karasuma ⇒ Shijo Kawaramachi　⇒ Shijo Oike ⇒ Oike Shinmachi

There will be so many people around.
Please don't miss your way!

Access;
City bus #202 or #207 "GION"

Fight For the Win!!

Kyoto Sanga F.C. has 2 games on the end of Jun.

Even though they on the division 2, they will show you the exciting game.

Jun 26^th(Sat)18:00 kick off @Nishikyogoku stadium

Vs Yokohama F.C.(Vs King Kazu)

Jun 29^th(Wed)19:00 kick off @Nishikyogoku stadium

Vs Roasso Kumamoto

1500yen～(advance ticket)Access : City bus No.73 "Kyoto Station”⇒“NishikyogokuUndokoen-mae”

Great Tea Party at Yoshida yama mountain

Hideyoshi Toyotomi used to held a great tea party 500 years ago in this area.
Now, 21st century, we take over his spirit at Yoshida yama mountain.

○Great Tea Party at Yoshida yama mountain
Jun 18th (sat) - Jun 19th (sun)
10:00 - 17:00
free to enter

○access
from Shijo area: city bus no.203 "Kyodai Nohgakubu mae" 5 minuets walk
from Kyoto sat. area: city bus no.206 "Kyodai seimon mae" 5 minuets walk

There will be various kinds of tea from all over the world. From oolong tea and Korean tea to coffee and herb tea. They will serve organic stuffs and show you the manners.

For more information, please refer to the below;
http://www.gancha-bou.co.jp/

Have a good tea!

Rice Planting Ritual

June 10th @Fushimi Inari Shrine

from 10am~

By the way, do you know rice planting?
It is just onece a year to plant rice root on the water bace ground.

A festival to pray for the good harvest.
A dance called Otamai is performed by young girls
in the Heian period costumes at 1:00PM,
and rice-planting ceremony is held by thirty farm women
wearing traditional work clothes at 2:00PM.


It is very traditional. You can't Miss it!

Access to Fushimi Inari Shrine

From J-Hoppers Kyoto: walk about 30min'
or City bus # 202 or # 207 to " Tofukuji" then transfer South #5 "Fushimi Inari"

From Kyoto station: JR Nara line "Inari station" (5min' ride)