Jidai Matsuri Jidai Matsuri (時代祭, “Festival of the Ages”) celebrates the foundation of Kyoto and is held on the 22…
Kurama Fire Festival Fire-festival held on 22 October each year famous for its procession of men bearing huge flaming torches, some…
Kyoto Gion Festival Kyoto’s Gion Festival (京都祇園祭, Kyoto Gion Matsuri) is the city’s biggest festival and one of the most famous…
Gozan no Okuribi Daimonji Gozan no Okuribi (also known as the “Daimonji Festival”) is a bonfire festival held on 16 August…
Aoi Matsuri The Aoi Matsuri (葵祭) or the “Hollyhock Festival” is one of Kyoto’s three major festivals (the others being…
Shrines & Temples Nanzenji Nanzenji Temple (南禅寺, Nanzen-ji) is a temple in the eastern part of Kyoto which dates back to the…
Historical Kyoto Imperial Palace Kyoto Imperial Palace (京都御所, Kyōto Gosho) is the former residence of the Imperial Family and seat of the…
Shrines & Temples Eikando Temple Eikando Temple (永観堂, Eikandō), formally Zenrinji (禅林寺), is the head temple for the Seizan branch of Japan’s Jōdo-shū…
Shrines & Temples Kiyomizu Temple Temple in the Higashiyama District dating back to the late 8th century and famous for its views of the city (especially at night). It is one of the 17 Historic Monuments of Ancient Kyoto, as well as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1944.
Shrines & Temples Chionin Chionin (知恩院) is located in the Higashiyama district of Kyoto and is the head temple of the Jōdo…
Shrines & Temples Daikakuji Daikakuji (大覚寺) is a temple complex in the west of Kyoto. It dates back to the early Heian…
