Culture Karuta Hajime Ceremony 2025 Gloria Ticconi At New Year in Japan's former capital of Kyoto, Karuta Hajime is an annual event where a popular traditional card game is pla...
Culture Kemari Hajime in Kyoto 2025 Gloria Ticconi Kemari Hajime in Kyoto: a traditional New Year event at Shimogamo Shrine, where men in period costume play an ancient traditi...
Culture Ebisu Festival in Kyoto 2025 Gloria Ticconi Held at Yasaka Shrine in Japan's former capital Kyoto, the Ebisu Festival is Kyoto's first festival of the New Year, dedicate...
Culture Toh-Shiya at Sanjusangen-do 2025 Gloria Ticconi Held at Sanjusangen-do temple in Japan's ancient capital of Kyoto, Toh-Shiya is the first Japanese archery competition of the...
Culture NAKED Garden of Light Heian Shrine 2024-2025 Kim Bergström This winter, Heian Shrine in Kyoto will host the NAKED Garden of Light Heian Shrine event, where visitors will experience a u...
Culture Gekkeikan Sake Brewery Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The Fushimi area of Kyoto is blessed with high-quality groundwater and rich natural surroundings, making it a great place for...
Activities Umenomiya Taisha Plum Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Each year on the first Sunday in March, Kyoto's Umenomiya Taisha Shrine is home to a plum blossom festival that celebrates th...
Culture Plum Blossom at Jonan-gu in Kyoto 2025 Cathy Cawood Jonangu in Fushimi, Kyoto is a Heian era Shinto shrine with a camellia and plum blossom festival in February and March
Culture Maizuru Curry Festa 2025 Kim Bergström Maizuru in Kyoto is the location of an important naval base for Japan, and curry became a staple food for sailors stationed t...
Culture Hanezu Odori Dance Festival 2025 Bonson Lam Hanezu, the colour of plum blossom. The pink is so surreal in the paintings, it is other worldly, almost referring to some Bu...
