Kyoto | Summary of events and festivals in October [2024]
October is a good month,
Kyoto
Why not go there?
In this article,
Information on events and festivals taking place in Kyoto in October
Special feature!
Kyoto in October
Speaking of "
Festival of the Ages
" is famous, but there are others too.
Many fascinating festivals and religious ceremonies are held
will be done.
Details of the schedule and outline of each event are also provided.
Yes I will.
Please use this as a reference when deciding on your travel dates for Kyoto and the spots you want to visit!
table of contents
- 1 Festival of the Ages
- 2 Kitano Tenmangu Shrine | Zuiki Festival (Zuikyo Festival)
- 3 Kamigamo Shrine (Kamo Wakeikazuchi Shrine) | Kasakake Ceremony
- 4 Myoshinji Temple Torin-in | Autumn night visit "Enjoying the light of the temple lanterns"
- 5 Toji Temple (Kyoogokokuji Temple) | Autumn foliage illumination and special night viewing of the Kondo and Kodo Halls 2024
- 6 Feature articles recommended by the editorial department
Festival of the Ages
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Festival of the Times
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A festival held at Heian Shrine every year on October 22nd
is.
May
Aoi Festival
(Aoi Festival), July
Gion Festival
Along with the Gion Festival,
Kyoto's Three Great Festivals
" It is counted among the
Feeling the atmosphere of the Jidai Matsuri Around Heian Shrine Manufacturing experience or Traditional Culture Experience It's nice to be busy with that.
This plan allows you to experience making tableware that imitates dry landscape gardens, and enjoy matcha tea from Ippodo and Japanese sweets from Senbon Tamajuken at "Ninshu Tableware Gallery & Matcha Shop," produced by a pottery manufacturer that is a purveyor to the World Heritage site of Kyoto's Ninnaji Temple. In a shop that has been renovated from a Kyoto townhouse that is over 100 years old, you can easily experience Kyoto culture such as handmade pottery, Kyoto townhouses, matcha tea and Japanese sweets, and dry landscape gardens.
This set includes chopstick making using soft and fragrant Kyoto Kitayama cedar, and a chopstick holder made with Yuzen dyeing using stencils. Every time the wood is carved out, a faint fragrance fills the air. Why not try making chopsticks in a room of a Kyoto townhouse with this kind of atmosphere?
*Until the COVID-19 pandemic is over, all my classes will be offered privately. (The number of participants will be changed after booking.) In this class, you can experience the basics of tea ceremony and how to make matcha. Before showing your friends from overseas around, why not try learning some basic Japanese cultural keywords? Test your English conversation skills as you learn.