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"Arashiyama Tsukitouro" begins in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City; a landscape created by the bamboo forest and approximately 10,000 bamboo decorations.

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"Gozan no Okuribi" (Five Mountain Bonfires) held in Kyoto; citizens honor the deceased.

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Crowd of 280,000 in central Kyoto for the Gion Festival's "Yoiyoiyama" (pre-festival eve); an increase of 90,000 from last year.

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The "Mikoshi-arai" (portable shrine purification) ritual of the Gion Festival takes place in Kyoto, where the portable shrine is purified with water from the Kamo River.

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Plums, a specialty of Wakayama Prefecture, were offered as a dedication. The "Kishu Plum Procession" took place at Shimogamo Shrine and Kamigamo Shrine, World Heritage sites in northern Kyoto City.

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An exhibition in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, featuring a folding screen depicting the 400-year-old "Kanei Imperial Visit" and what is considered the oldest extant *jūnihitoe* (ceremonial twelve-layered robe).

Kyoto's Nantan City Fireworks Festival to feature 3,000 fireworks and a pre-show drone display this year; event scheduled for September.

96-year-old photographer Hiroshi Hasebe reveals the surprising true side of Freddie Mercury; photo exhibition currently underway in Kyoto.

The reception hall of the Reizei Family Residence—the only surviving court noble's mansion and a designated Important Cultural Property—will be transformed into a Noh stage for a "Kanjin Noh" performance this September in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto.

Tickets for the Aoi Matsuri, one of Kyoto's three major festivals, will go on sale from April 1st. Front row seats cost 6,500 yen.

"Kyoto Artistic Fireworks 2026" will be held on June 3rd at Kyoto Racecourse in Fushimi Ward, Kyoto City

A station in northern Kyoto Prefecture will hold a "100th anniversary event" from October 11th.Hoping to revive its former bustle

Why not enjoy "moon viewing and music appreciation" at a temple in Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City? Held to coincide with the harvest moon

Kyoto's first beer event will be held for five days in Shimogyo Ward, Kyoto City

A Harvest Moon Banquet will be held at an old castle in western Kyoto Prefecture. It will also feature Japanese dance, a Taisho harp performance, and a tea ceremony.

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