A Statue of Sir Matsudaira Katamori
Around 1860, at the time of Bakumatu (幕末, the closing days of the Tokugawa Shogunate), the public security in Kyoto was very unstable due...
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Akane Kibune
Aug 10, 20191 min read
Mukaegane, Welcome Bell at Rokudo-chinno-ji Temple
After the Gion festival (祇園祭), the next signature event in Kyoto is Mukaegane (迎え鐘, welcome bells for deceased ancestors) at Rokudo...
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Akane Kibune
Jul 29, 20191 min read
Boiled Pumpkin Service at Anraku-ji Temple
Every year, I visit the event called "Shishigatani Kabocha-kuyo (鹿ケ谷カボチャ供養)" at Anraku-ji temple (安楽寺) located at the eastward of the...
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Yume Kataoka
Mar 25, 20191 min read
Buddha’s Birthday Festival at Ryugen-ji Temple
Finally, cherry trees are starting to bloom. We YUMEYAKATA are happy to present special offers of spring to you. Ryugen-ji (笠原寺) is a...
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Akane Kibune
Mar 25, 20191 min read
Bonfire Ceremony at Saga Shakado
I visited Seiryo-ji (清凉寺) temple, also known as Saga Shakado (嵯峨釈迦堂), to see Otaimatsushiki (お松明式, a bonfire ceremony). The ceremony is a...
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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 11, 20192 min read
Yotsugi Jizo Festival at Jotoku-ji Temple
Jotoku-ji (上徳寺) temple, otherwise known as "Kyo no Yotsugi-san (京の世継さん)", is famous as responsive to prayers for conception. In the...
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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
Dec 27, 20181 min read
Susuharai, Sweeping Dust Away Ceremony at Higashi Honganji Temple
Higashi-honganji (東本願寺), otherwise affectionately called as Ohigashi-san (お東さん, Mr. Higashi), is the head temple of Otani (大谷) sect of...
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Akane Kibune
Dec 26, 20181 min read
Boiled Pumpkin at Yata-dera Temple
Toji (冬至, winter solstice) is the day which has the shortest daylight hours in the year. In Japan, we take a Yuzuburo (柚風呂, hot citron...
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Akane Kibune
Dec 24, 20181 min read
Shimai-Kobo, This Year's Last Market at Toji Temple
Kobo-ichi (弘法市), also known as Kobo-san (弘法さん、Mr. Kobo), is a market within the premises of Toji (東寺) temple held on 21st of each month...
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Akane Kibune
Dec 20, 20181 min read
Boiled White Radish at Ryotokuji Temple
One of the popular winter events in Kyoto is Daikon-daki (大根焚き, events at temples that offer boiled Japanese radish to visitors), and...
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Akane Kibune
Nov 29, 20181 min read
Autumn Foliage at Shugakuin Imperial Villa
By the order of the Retired-Emperor Gomizunoo (後水尾上皇) in the mid-seventeenth century, Shugakuin Rikyu (修学院離宮, Shugakuin Imperial Villa)...
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Akane Kibune
Nov 28, 20181 min read
Autumn Tints at Ancient Jingoji Temple
Sanbi (三尾) is a secluded village in the northern Kyoto surrounded by Mt. Takao (高雄), Mt. Makio (槙ノ尾), and Mt. Togano (栂ノ尾). The ancient...
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Akane Kibune
Nov 27, 20181 min read
Autumn Foliage at Enkando Temple
If you wish to visit a nice spot for viewing autumn foliage, Eikado (永観堂) temple is the place to go. Sujiwara Sekio (藤原関雄), a nobleman in...
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Akane Kibune
Nov 23, 20181 min read
Light Up Event at Shosei-en Garden
Shosei-en (渉成園) Garden, included in one of YUMEYAKATA's location photo program (https://www.kyoto.yumeyakata.com/syoseien), is a detached...
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Akane Kibune
Nov 22, 20181 min read
Sogenchi Pond at Tenryu-ji Temple
Tenryu-ji (天龍寺), a site of World Heritage, is the head temple of Tenryu-ji Temple school of the Rinzai sect (臨済宗天龍寺派). The temple was...
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Akane Kibune
Nov 21, 20181 min read
Winter Cherry Blossom at Sekizan-Zenin
Close to Shugakuin Rikyu (修学院離宮, one of the former Imperial villas), Sekizan-zenin (赤山禅院) temple established in the Heian (平安) period, is...
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Akane Kibune
Nov 16, 20181 min read
Autumn Foliage and Five-Storied Pagoda at Ninna-ji Temple
Ninna-ji (仁和寺) is a well-known Monzeki temple (門跡寺院, a temple where the head priest is a member of the imperial family) built by the...
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Akane Kibune
Nov 14, 20182 min read
Yasaka Pagoda in the Twilight
The symbol of the Higashiyama (東山) district in Kyoto is the tower of Hokanji (法観寺) temple. The temple's official name is hardly known...
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