Region 08
KYOTO
Kyoto
Rites handed down through a thousand years of the old capital.
Kyoto
Kyoto
Gion Matsuri
The festival of Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto: a month of Shinto rites and float ceremonies running from the Kippuiri on July 1 to the Ekijinja Nagoshi-sai on July 31.
Typically: Annually throughout July, from the Kippuiri rite on July 1 to the Ekijinja Nagoshi-sai on July 31
Kyoto
Aoi Matsuri (Kamo Festival)
The annual festival of Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines, known of old as the Kamo Festival. On May 15 a procession in Heian-court dress travels from the Kyoto Imperial Palace to both shrines.
Typically: Annually on May 15 (Roto no Gi procession)