Culture Miyako Odori 2024 Elena Lisina The Miyako Odori performance in Minamiza theatre in Kyoto hass a long history and involves the best geiko and maiko of Kyoto....
Culture Yabusame Shinji 2024 Tatiana Garcia Every year in early May. witness the Yabusame Shinji at Shimogamo shrine, where Japanese mounted archers fire arrows at enemy...
Culture KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival 2024 Ignatius Koh The KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival is an annual event held in Kyoto over four weeks. The theme for 2018 is "...
Culture Aoi Matsuri Festival 2024 Bonson Lam The Aoi Matsuri is one of the oldest and most celebrated festivals in Japan. So much so, the word “Matsuri” originally referr...
Culture The Star Festival 2024 Kim The Star Festival has been running since 2012, and takes place at Stihl no Mori in Kyoto. The two-day event allows visitors t...
Tanabata and Light-up at Kodai-ji 2024 Cathy Cawood Colorful display of decorated bamboo branches in the carpark of Kodai-ji in Kyoto to celebrate the festival of Tanabata. The ...
Culture Kahoen Hydrangea Festival 2024 Kim During peak hydrangea season, Kyoto's Kahoen garden is set to be filled with around 10,000 hydrangea bushes in bloom.
Activities Hydrangea Season at Mimuroto-ji Temple 2024 Kim Each year during Japan's rainy season, Kyoto's Mimuroto-ji Temple opens their hydrangea garden, which is filled with around 2...
Culture Gion Matsuri 2024 Japan Travel Enjoy centuries old traditions, lively parades, mouth-watering street food, and contagious fun at one of Japan’s most popular...
Culture Gion's Hassaku, Kyoto 2024 Julian Bohler The first of August is a very special day in Kyoto’s Gion neighbourhood. Named after a term which designates the first day of...
