Visiting Kamigamo Shrine on the New Year's Day
A Happy New Year to all my readers! How are you doing? I guess you all had a wonderful holiday. Here in Japan, we have a custom to pay a...
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Akane Kibune
Aug 15, 20191 min read
The 32th Second Hand Book Festival at Shinmogamo Shrine
Every year from August 11 to 16, the Shimogomo Noryo Furuhon Matsuri (下鴨納涼古本まつり, Second Hand Book Festival) is held in Tadasu no Mori...
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Kibune Akane
Aug 10, 20191 min read
The Star Festival Event in Kyoto
It's been very hot, but this is a part of living in Kyoto. Especially until Daimonji (大文字, gigantic bonfire on five mountains) ends, such...
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Akane Kibune
Jun 30, 20191 min read
Summer Purification Ceremony with Chinowa (cogon grass ring)
June 30 is the day for Nagoshi no Harae (夏越祓, purification ceremony in summer). Many Japanese people visit shrines or temples on this day...
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Akane Kibune
Feb 28, 20191 min read
Godairiki-san, Five Forceful Bodhisattvas at Daigo-ji Temple
On February 23, I went to Daigo-ji (醍醐寺) temple to see the event "Godairiki-san (五大力さん, five forceful Bodhisattvas)", officially called...
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Akane Kibune
Feb 19, 20191 min read
God of Good Luck and Victory, Fujinomori Jinja Shrine
Fujinomori jinja (藤森神社) is a shrine in Kyoto famous as "the shrine of victory and horse". Constructed in 203 A.D., by the Empress Jingu...
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Akane Kibune
Feb 13, 20191 min read
Amazake (Sweet Sake) Festival at Umenomiya-Taisha Shrine
Umenomiya-Taisha (梅宮大社) is widely worshiped in Kyoto as beneficial for conception and safe delivery. It is based on the shrine's history...
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Akane Kibune
Feb 6, 20192 min read
Setsubun Festival at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
”Fuku ha Uchi! Oni wa Soto!" is a mantra for Setsubun (節分) festival, meaning "Happiness, come inside! Devils, get lost!". Setsubun is the...
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Akane Kibune
Nov 1, 20181 min read
The Final Jidai Festival in the Heisei Era
Jidai Festival (時代祭り, Festival of the Ages), one of the three major festivals in Kyoto, was successfully conducted on October 22. Because...
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Akane Kibune
Sep 1, 20181 min read
Light Festival at Tadasu no Mori at the World Heritage Site of Shimogamo Shrine
The World Heritage site of Kamomioya-Jinja Shrine（賀茂御祖神社）is popularly known as Shimogamo Shrine (下鴨神社). It is one of the oldest shrines...
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Akane Kibune
Aug 3, 20181 min read
Mitarashi Festival at Shimogamo Shrine
This summer's heat is brutal. For sure, this is the severest one in my history of living in Kyoto. Amid this hot weather,...
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Beniko
May 14, 20181 min read
Attire for Kemari (Noblemen's Foot Ball)
Have you ever heard of a term Kemari (蹴鞠)? It is a foot ball game played by noblemen and courtiers in the Heian (平安) period. The Kemari...
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Beniko
May 1, 20182 min read
Festival Attire for Saioh-dai
In kyoto, May is the month for Aoi Matsuri (葵祭, Aoi Festival), one of the three famous festivals in Kyoto. In the Heian (平安) period...
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