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Kyoto Prefecture・Kyoto City
Jidai Matsuri
A historical scroll of period costumes bringing the ancient capital to life
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Kyoto Prefecture・Kyoto City
Kurama Fire Festival
A traditional fire festival where blazing torches and mikoshi light up the Kurama night
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Kyoto Prefecture・Kameoka City
Kameoka Festival
Walk through autumn in the old castle town and see the dashi adorned with decorative hangings at Kameoka Festival
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Kyoto Prefecture・Fukuchiyama City
Nukata Dashi Festival (Autumn Festival at Nukata Ichinomiya Shrine)
Nukata’s autumn festival, brightened by rotating floats and tsukurimon displays made with nature’s bounty
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Kyoto Prefecture・Yawata City
Iwashimizu Festival
A torchlit imperial festival comes to life in the ancient capital: Yawata’s imperial festival
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Kyoto Prefecture・Kyoto City
Gion Festival
A month of Kyoto summer brought to life by yamahoko floats and Gion music
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Kyoto Prefecture・Ine Town
Ine Festival
Boats and prayers make their way around Ine Bay in the Gion Festival of the Sea
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Kyoto Prefecture・Uji City
Agata Festival
A festival where a bonten mikoshi passes through Uji on a night with the lights extinguished
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Kyoto Prefecture・Maizuru City
Maizuru Hosokawa Yusai Tanabe Castle Festival
A Maizuru festival tracing Tanabe Castle’s history through a samurai procession and the efforts of the local community