Best Events And Festivals (Omatsuri) In Arashiyama

Late Summer Event 'Atago Old Street Lighting'Atago Shrine

The event has held for more than 20 years in late summer. Along the Atado old main street from Seiryo-ji Temple to Atado Shrine, big, small and various lanterns are lightened and fantastic. They light the street softly.◎8/23-8/25 every year together with memorial ceremony of Adashino-nembutsu-ji Temple. As many as 800 lanterns drawn by students of art school and the local children are impressive.

Open Only In Spring & Autumn! Beautiful Lighting For Autumn FoliageHogo-in Temple

The autumn foliage of Arashiyama. Hogon-in Temple is usually closed, but it admits you to the garden only in spring and autumn. The autumn colored trees are lightened up at night and show us the different scenes from daytime.

Good Fortune By Mame-maki & Walking Around The Seven Deities! Setsubun-kai At A World Heritage SiteTenryu Temple

Here is not an ordinary Setsubun-kai, people walk around the pagodas of Zen Buddhism and gather the charms of the Seven Deities. There're many people with 'good luck bamboo grass' in their hands at the precinct. The sponsors throw roasted beans (mame-maki) and say 'in with fortune' (huku wa uchi). Let's take in lots of good fortune!

Bust Into Flames To The Spring Night Sky! 'Otaimatsu' Of Saga Shaka-do, One Of The 3 Biggest Flame Festival In KyotoSeiryo-ji Temple (Saga Shaka-do)

Otaimatsu' had originally divined the good or bad harvest of rice. 7 meters tall three torches come into flames and lighten the spring night sky. You can see it so close as to be showered with sparks!◎Otaimatsu' is held on 3/15 every year and starts around 20:00. On the same day, 'Nehan-e' (15:00~) and 'Saga Dainenbutsu-kyogen' (15:30~) are also carried out. You can see them for free.