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Firefly viewing in Uji Kyoto

Culture

Firefly viewing in Uji

From late May to mid-June, Uji City Botanical Park near Kyoto plays host to fireflies, delighting young and old alike. A short bus ride (or a fair uphill walk) from the city centre brings you here where its entrancing firefly population show off their luminescent talents for just a few weeks a year.

By Charlotte Griffiths

Uji, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan May 26th - June 10th 2018 ¥Free
Gion Matsuri Kyoto

Culture

Gion Matsuri

Gion Matsuri is Kyoto’s largest festival which takes place throughout the month of July by the Yasaka Shrine.

By Jessica Lin

Downtown Kyoto July 1st - July 31st 2018
Karuta Hajime New Year's Card Game Kyoto

Traditional

Karuta Hajime New Year's Card Game

At New Year in Japan's former capital of Kyoto, Karuta Hajime is an annual event where a popular traditional card game is played by women in period costume.

By Gloria Ticconi

Yasaka Shrine Thursday - January 3rd 2019
Kemari Hajime in Kyoto Kyoto

Culture

Kemari Hajime in Kyoto

Kemari Hajime in Kyoto: a traditional New Year event at Shimogamo Shrine, where men in period costume play an ancient traditional ball game.

By Gloria Ticconi

Shimogamo Shrine, Kyoto Friday - January 4th 2019
Ebisu Festival in Kyoto Kyoto

Festivals

Ebisu Festival in Kyoto

Held at Yasaka Shrine in Japan's former capital Kyoto, the Ebisu Festival is Kyoto's first festival of the New Year, dedicated to the god of prosperity and fortune.

By Gloria Ticconi

Yasaka Shrine January 9th - January 10th 2019
Yabusame Shinji Kyoto

Culture

Yabusame Shinji

Every year in early May. witness the Yabusame Shinji at Shimogamo shrine, where Japanese mounted archers fire arrows at enemy targets.

By Tatiana Garcia

Shimogamo Shrine Friday - May 3rd 2019 ¥Free

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