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...
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 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...
Reikanji Temple Camellia Event 2025 Kim Bergström Kyoto's Reikan-ji Temple is often known as the camellia temple thanks to the large number of flowers that bloom on the ground...
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...
Kahoen Sakura Festival 2025 Kim Bergström Kahoen is a mountainside garden in Kyoto known for its seasonal beauty, particularly the numerous sakura trees that bloom dur...
Culture Miyako Odori 2025 Elena Lisina The Miyako Odori performance in Minamiza theatre in Kyoto hass a long history and involves the best geiko and maiko of Kyoto....
