Aoi Matsuri
Aoi Matsuri: a Heian court procession linking Kyoto’s shrines and temples
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Aoi Matsuri: a Heian court procession linking Kyoto’s shrines and temples
A spring festival that brings Miyazu’s neighborhoods together with mikoshi and ukidaiko drums
A traditional dance at Matsunoo-dera, uniting six Buddhist masks and gagaku
Demons and flower umbrellas wind through town in Nishigamo’s spring festival to quell disease
A Kyoto Setsubun festival to ward off misfortune with horoku offerings and Mibu Kyogen
A Setsubun festival featuring the chant “Demons in too” and nenbutsu kyogen
A Setsubun day spent visiting Tenryu-ji’s subtemples to invite good fortune
A Setsubun festival featuring the ancient-style Da Na no Gi and the Oni no Mai
A distinctive Shogoin Setsubun observance that guides demons to reform instead of driving them away