［2024] Summer Festivals and Traditional Events in Kyoto and Shiga Summer Festivals and Traditional Events in Kyoto and Shiga

Leaf KYOTO ［2024] Summer Festivals and Traditional Events in Kyoto and Shiga Summer Festivals and Traditional Events in Kyoto and Shiga

2024.6.25

［2024] Summer Festivals and Traditional Events in Kyoto and Shiga Summer Festivals and Traditional Events in Kyoto and Shiga

Selected festivals and traditional events to be held in Kyoto and Shiga from the end of June to August 2024.
Enjoy summer to the fullest in Kyoto and Shiga!

Contents of this article

1.: Manto Matsuri," a festival of over 10,000 lights / Taga-taisha Shrine (Shiga)

2.: Traditional event of Obon "Kyoto Gozan Okuribi" / various places in Kyoto city

3.: Cool down in the evening under the lights of the Tanabata bamboo grass decorations "Light up the Tanabata bamboo branches" at Kibune Shrine (Kyoto)

4.: Cool off in the summer at the "Fu-ring Festival" / Shoju-in Temple (Kyoto)

5.: Cormorant fishing, a summer tradition in Arashiyama / Arashiyama (Kyoto)

6.: Summer to be fully enjoyed through art experiences "NAKED Summer Festival 2024 World Heritage Nijo Castle" / Nijo Castle (Kyoto)

7.: Enjoy the world of yokai and ghosts at the "Night Parade of One Hundred Demons Exhibition" / Kodaiji Temple, Kyoto

8.: Feast Festival", a ceremony to remember the Otsu Palace in the past / Omi Jingu Shrine (Shiga)

9.: Miko (shrine maiden) Kagura and purification "Oryomi Kagura" / Jonan Shrine (Kyoto)

10.: Mitarashi Festival" to pray for good health in the Ashitsuke ritual / Shimogamo Jinja Shrine (Kyoto)

11.: Sennichimairi (pilgrimage for a thousand days), which is said to bring blessings of fire prevention for a thousand days / Atago Shrine (Kyoto)

12.: Yoimiya Festival and Hongu Festival, a large festival to thank the gods for their daily blessings / Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine (Kyoto)

13.: Noryo Funakosai," a festival on the water that colors the summer night / Kenbe Taisha (Shiga)

14.: Nagaoka Tenmangu Shrine Summer Festival" (Nagaoka Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto)

15.: Kiyomizu-dera Temple: "1,000-day Pilgrimage to the Inner Sanctuary of the Main Hall," which is usually closed to the public / Kiyomizu-dera Temple (Kyoto)

16.: Tanabata Festival" for an elegant summer day / Shiramine Jingu Shrine (Kyoto)

17.: Fantastic lights up "Kitano Matsuri Tanabata Ritual" / Kitano Tenmangu Shrine (Kyoto)

18.: Tanabata Sky Lantern Festival" looking up at lanterns floating in the summer night sky / Joyo Gori-Gori-no-oka Kyoto Prefectural Kizugawa Sports Park

19.: Hiwatari Festival" where red flames light up the main hall / Raccudanizan Fudoin Temple, Kyoto, Japan

20.: Kamigamo Water Festival" to thank for the blessings of water / Kamigamo Shrine (Kyoto)

21.: World Cultural Heritage Site is enveloped in ethereal light at "Daigoji Mando-e" / Daigoji Temple (Kyoto)

22.: About 800,000 unique books gathered! Shimogamo Noryo Used Book Festival" / Shimogamo Shrine, Tadasunomori (Kyoto)

23.: The power of the flames will overwhelm you at "Joya no Age-taimatsu" / Amabiki-jinja Shrine (Kyoto)

17. Noryo Funakosai," a festival on the water that colors the summer night / Kenbe Taisha (Shiga)

This summer festival is based on the legend that Yamatotakeru no Mikoto followed a fleet of boats along the sea route. The Seta River is used as a sea route, and a boat carrying a large portable shrine is led 4 km downstream to Kurotsuhama, where the Otabisho is located. The highlight of the festival is the fireworks display, which is launched in time with the movement of the portable shrine.

Date / Saturday, August 17, 2024
Time/16:50 - 21:30

Noryo Boat Festival

pachinko
Kenbe Taisha Shrine (1-16-1 Shinryo, Otsu City, Shiga Prefecture)
10 min. walk from Karahashimae Sta. of Keihan Co.
Tel. 077-545-0038
http://takebetaisha.jp

18. Nagaoka Tenmangu Shrine Summer Festival" (Nagaoka Tenmangu Shrine, Kyoto)

Various events such as Nagaokakyo Ondo and Eshu Ondo Bon Dances, Kuse Rokusai Nembutsu, and Japanese drum performances are held. Food stalls line the streets, attracting many people. The "Kaya-no-wa-kuguri" ceremony is also held to pray for good health by passing through a cogon grass ring.

Date / Sunday, August 25, 2024

Nagaoka Tenmangu Summer Festival

Nagaoka Tenmangu New Year's Festival (September 9th)
Nagaoka Tenmangu Shrine (2-15-13 Tenjin, Nagaokakyo-shi, Kyoto)
10 minutes walk from Hankyu "Nagaoka Tenjin Station" West Exit.
Tel. 075-951-1025
https://nagaokatenmangu.or.jp/

19. Kiyomizu-dera Temple: "1,000-day Pilgrimage to the Inner Sanctuary of the Main Hall," which is usually closed to the public / Kiyomizu-dera Temple (Kyoto)

Kiyomizu-dera Temple, one of Kyoto's most popular sightseeing spots, offers special nighttime viewing from August 9 to 16. Enjoy a different atmosphere than during the daytime.

Kiyomizu-dera Temple Thousand-day Pilgrimage

Courtesy of Kiyomizu Temple

Period / Friday, August 9 - Friday, August 16, 2024
Hours/9:00-17:00
Nighttime viewing is available from Wednesday, 14th to Friday, 16th (reception closes at 21:00, gate closes at 21:30).

pilgrimage of Kiyomizu Temple

getting a bird's-eye view of the radioactivity of a ship on a hot spring
Kiyomizu Temple (1-294 Kiyomizu, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
11 min. walk from bus stops "Kiyomizu-michi" and "Gojozaka".
Tel.075-551-1234
https://www.kiyomizudera.or.jp/

20. Tanabata Festival" for an elegant summer day / Shiramine Jingu Shrine (Kyoto)

Shiramine Jingu Shrine is revered as the "God of Kemari" and attracts worshippers who wish to improve in various sports, including baseball and soccer. At this festival, held on Tanabata, the Kemari Preservation Society, dressed in Heian costume, dedicates "kemari" (a Japanese game of ball game), and visitors can try their hand at playing kemari.

Date / Sunday, July 7, 2024
Time/Kemari dedication 13:30, Komachi Odori dedication ceremony 16:00

Star Festival (one of the five annual festivals)

Festival of the Weaver (July 7th)
Shiramine Shrine (261 Asukai-cho, Horikawa Higashi-iru, Imadegawa-dori, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto)
Short walk from "Horikawa Imadegawa" bus stop
Tel. 075-441-3810
https://shiraminejingu.or.jp/

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