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

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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)

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

The Shimogamo Summer Used Book Festival is held in the Tadasunomori forest of Shimogamo Shrine, which is registered as a World Heritage site. The festival features about 800,000 books, including paperbacks, art books, technical books, prints, paperbacks, Japanese books, and complete works, making it a fun place to just walk around.

Period / August 11 (Sun.) to 16 (Fri.), 2024
Time/10:00-17:30 (Last day closes at 16:00)

Shimogamo Noryo Used Book Festival

Festival of the Weaver's Cherry Blossom Festival (held annually to pray for a good harvest)
Shimogamo-jinja Shrine, Tadasunomori Forest (59 Shimogamo-Izumigawa-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture)
6 minutes walk from Keihan "Demachiyanagi Station"
Short walk from bus stops "Shimogamo-jinja-mae" and "Tadasunomori
Tel.080-5850-5153 (Kyoto Antiquarian Book Study Group)
https://kyoto-koshoken.com/

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

The "Joya no Age-taimatsu" held every year on August 14 during the Bon Festival is a traditional event in which lit torches are thrown up and ignited by a 16-meter-high giant torch. The festival is based on the legend of the extermination of a giant snake, and is registered as an Intangible Folk Cultural Asset of Kyoto Prefecture.

portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house

Date / Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Time/scheduled ignition time 22:00

portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house

pine shoot pulled out on the top of a roof instead of lining up
Amabiki Shrine (879 Shiroya, Maizuru City, Kyoto)
10 minutes drive from JR Nishi-Maizuru Station
Tel. 0773-66-1024 (Maizuru City Tourism Promotion Division)

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