Culture Miyama Rice Planting Festival 2025 Tom Roseveare A Shinto ritual to pray for a rich harvest and a rice planting performance by rice-planting maidens is held every year on the...
Culture KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival 2025 Ignatius Koh The KYOTOGRAPHIE International Photography Festival is an annual event held in Kyoto over four weeks. The theme for 2018 is "...
Culture Aoi Matsuri Festival 2025 Bonson Lam The Aoi Matsuri is one of the oldest and most celebrated festivals in Japan. So much so, the word “Matsuri” originally referr...
Culture The Star Festival 2025 Kim Bergström The Star Festival has been running since 2012, and takes place at Stihl no Mori in Kyoto. The two-day event allows visitors t...
Culture Monet: The Water Lilies 2025 Kim Bergström The highly anticipated exhibition “Monet: The Water Lilies” will be held at the Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art from March 7...
Culture Ninja Extreme Party 2025 Kim Bergström Toei Kyoto Studio Park is set to host Ninja Extreme Party this spring, blending traditional ninja culture with extreme sports...
Activities Hydrangea Season at Mimuroto-ji Temple 2025 Kim Bergström Each year during Japan's rainy season, Kyoto's Mimuroto-ji Temple opens their hydrangea garden, which is filled with around 2...
Culture Kahoen Hydrangea Festival 2025 Kim Bergström During peak hydrangea season, Kyoto's Kahoen garden is set to be filled with around 10,000 hydrangea bushes in bloom.
Tanabata and Light-up at Kodai-ji 2025 Cathy Cawood Colorful display of decorated bamboo branches in the carpark of Kodai-ji in Kyoto to celebrate the festival of Tanabata. The ...
Culture Gion Matsuri 2025 Japan Travel Enjoy centuries old traditions, lively parades, mouth-watering street food, and contagious fun at one of Japan’s most popular...
