Gion Matsuri
Yasaka Shrine's festival, held for over a thousand years; the giant float procession is the highlight.
- Area
- Osaka · Kyoto
- When
- All of July (float processions Jul 17 & 24)
- Location
- Shijo-dori · Yasaka Shrine
More places nearby
Aoi Matsuri
A procession in Heian-period costume walks from the Kyoto Imperial Palace to the Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines.
Gozan no Okuribi
Giant bonfire characters such as '大' are lit on the mountains around Kyoto to send off ancestral spirits.
Jidai Matsuri
A procession of over 2 km in costumes spanning the Meiji era back to the Heian period.
Kyoto Autumn Leaves Season
Special autumn openings and night illuminations at temples such as Tofuku-ji, Eikando and Kiyomizu-dera.
Miyako Odori
A spring dance performance by the geiko and maiko of Gion.
Fushimi Inari Taisha
A shrine famous for thousands of vermilion torii gates (Senbon Torii) winding up the mountainside.
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
A temple whose wooden stage on a cliff overlooks Kyoto. The autumn-leaf night openings are popular.
Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
A path under a canopy of bamboo. Combine it with Togetsukyo Bridge and Tenryu-ji.