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"Toshiya" is held at Sanjusangendo Temple in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. 1,900 young people aged 20 and over compete in the event, wearing their best attire.

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The traditional New Year's "Karuta Beginning Ceremony" is held at Yasaka Shrine in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. The "Karuta Princess" and "Dojo" (young girls) handle the cards gracefully.

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"Kotohajime" is a ceremony to welcome the new year in the entertainment district of Kyoto City. Geisha and maiko say "Happy New Year."

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"Illumination event" kicks off in Joyo City, Kyoto Prefecture. "Great adventure" in Egypt and the open seas

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Gion Odori, a dance performed by geisha and maiko, begins in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City

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The Jidai Matsuri, one of Kyoto's three major festivals, parades through the streets of Kyoto amid the chilly autumn wind. A procession of 2,000 people creates a picture scroll of the times.

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The "Twenty-Five Bodhisattva Procession Memorial Service" at a temple in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. It depicts the procession of people leading them to the Pure Land.

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The autumn special "Mibu Kyogen" performance begins at Mibu-dera Temple in Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City. Applause and cheers for the dynamic "Horakuwari" performance

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The Kitano Festival begins at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine in Kyoto. A portable shrine carrying the spirit of Sugawara no Michizane is paraded around the area.

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Photo shoot at the Gion Odori stage in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City. Geisha and maiko pose in gorgeous costumes.

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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.

The annual "Kayabuki Concert" will be held in Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture in October. The 73-year-old and 25-year-old will perform together on piano and violin for the third time.

A "passing ritual" will be held at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine, a World Heritage Site in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City. A special exhibition of the "Wooden Demon Statue," an Important Cultural Property, will also be held.

"Miyako no Nigiwai" is a grand gathering of geisha and maiko from the five geisha districts of Kyoto. It will be held at the Minamiza Theatre in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto City from June 28th.

What is the Expo being held in a village of just 10 people in Miyama, Nantan City, Kyoto Prefecture? "Experience the charm of mountain villages and lush forests"

Enjoy draft beer delivered straight from the factory. "Beer Festival" to be held in Nagaokakyo, Kyoto Prefecture on June 7th

An observation event for endangered flower species was held on May 31st in Kumogahata, Kita Ward, Kyoto City.

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