Culture Fushimi Sake Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Kyoto Prefecture is the second largest producer of sake in Japan, with Fushimi Ward in Kyoto City producing the majority of i...
Culture Tatsushige no Kai: An Annual Experience of Noh 2026 Sleiman Azizi Once or twice a year, the Kongo school of Noh performs Tatsushige no Kai, a show performed my renowned Noh actor Udaka Tatsus...
Culture Plum Blossom at Jonan-gu in Kyoto 2026 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 2026 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 2026 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...
Culture Kyoto Oimo Daisakusen 2026 Kim Bergström The Kyoto Oimo Daisakusen event at Umekoji Park is a celebration of the versatile sweet potato, and last year's event drew in...
Culture Hirano Shrine Okasai 2026 Alena Eckelmann Hirano Shrine in the north of Kyoto hosts a hanami festival each year. The hanami scenery is fantastic and the party atmosphe...
Culture Reikanji Temple Camellia Event 2026 Kim Bergström Kyoto's Reikan-ji Temple is often known as the camellia temple thanks to the large number of flowers that bloom on the ground...
Kahoen Sakura Festival 2026 Kim Bergström Kahoen is a mountainside garden in Kyoto known for its seasonal beauty, particularly the numerous sakura trees that bloom dur...
Culture Miyako Odori 2026 Elena Lisina The Miyako Odori performance in Minamiza theatre in Kyoto hass a long history and involves the best geiko and maiko of Kyoto....
