The next festival is slated for May 2025 (exact dates yet to be announced). The Kyoto Gion Matsuri is the annual festival of Yasaka Shrine, with a history going back about 1,100 years. It's ...

KYOTO--Organizers of one of Kyoto’s most eagerly anticipated summer festivals announced that the tradition of bonfires on city mountainsides will be held in full next month for the first time ...

KYOTO--Under the blaze of the scorching sun, 23 elaborately decorated floats paraded through downtown streets here on July 17 in a climax of the Gion Festival. The Naginatahoko float led the ...

KYOTO -- The Jidai Matsuri, one of the three major festivals in the ancient Japanese capital and a colorful autumn event, was held on Oct. 22. Some 2,000 people dressed in costumes from eras ...

One of Kyoto's three major festivals, the Aoi Festival, was back in full splendor this year after being scaled down for the pandemic. A highlight of the ancient event, originally performed to ...

2025 hosts the fifth edition of the Art Collaboration Kyoto, an art fair located at the Kyoto International Conference Center. While the fair focuses on collaborative art, pairing international ...

The association’s delegation consists of 36 Taiwanese quilters. One member, Chen Tsui-hua (陳翠華), presented a talk at the expo ...

March in Osaka, Kyoto, and the Kansai region is packed with exciting events, from popular anime and character-themed ...

Core Kyoto zooms in on the Hoka Hoko, one of the festival's 34 floats Fronting the Hoka Hoko is a gorgeously attired doll, representing the sacred child The back of the Hoka Hoko is adorned with a ...

Japan is home to amazing cultural events – so plan your trip around these Japanese celebrations in Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka and ...