Activities Umenomiya Taisha Plum Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Each year on the first Sunday in March, Kyoto's Umenomiya Taisha Shrine is home to a plum blossom festival that celebrates th...
Culture Gekkeikan Sake Brewery Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The Fushimi area of Kyoto is blessed with high-quality groundwater and rich natural surroundings, making it a great place for...
Culture Fushimi Sake Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Kyoto Prefecture is the second largest producer of sake in Japan, with Fushimi Ward in Kyoto City producing the majority of i...
Culture Tatsushige no Kai: An Annual Experience of Noh 2025 Sleiman Azizi Once or twice a year, the Kongo school of Noh performs Tatsushige no Kai, a show performed my renowned Noh actor Udaka Tatsus...
Culture Plum Blossom at Jonan-gu in Kyoto 2025 Cathy Cawood Jonangu in Fushimi, Kyoto is a Heian era Shinto shrine with a camellia and plum blossom festival in February and March
Culture Maizuru Curry Festa 2025 Kim Bergström Maizuru in Kyoto is the location of an important naval base for Japan, and curry became a staple food for sailors stationed t...
Culture Hanezu Odori Dance Festival 2025 Bonson Lam Hanezu, the colour of plum blossom. The pink is so surreal in the paintings, it is other worldly, almost referring to some Bu...
Culture Kyoto Oimo Daisakusen 2025 Kim Bergström The Kyoto Oimo Daisakusen event at Umekoji Park is a celebration of the versatile sweet potato, and last year's event drew in...
Culture Hirano Shrine Okasai 2025 Alena Eckelmann Hirano Shrine in the north of Kyoto hosts a hanami festival each year. The hanami scenery is fantastic and the party atmosphe...
Culture NAKED Sakura Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Japan's sakura season is one of the most anticipated times of year, with the delicate blossoms drawing crowds of locals and i...
