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Kyoto AOI-Matsuri Festival

2014-05-09 00:35:40 | kyoto
Kyoto AOI-Matsuri Festival

I would like to inform Kyoto AOI-Matsuri festival.
This festival is one of Kyoto Big3 festivals.
AOI-Matsuri Festival is held May 15.
This year May 15 is Thursday.
It is a fascinating festival to reproduce the Heian period.

Schedule

Kyoto Gosho 10:30 →Marutamachi-dori→Kawaramachi-dori
→Shimogamo Jinja Ar.11:40 Lv.14:20 → Kamigamo Jinja Ar.15:30
(Time stated above will be sometimes a little behind schedule.)

This festival is done by Shimogamo shrine and Kamigamo shrine.

Main processions are Kebiishi, Yamashiroshi, Gyusha, Huryugasa, Sainoshiro etc.
This procession starts Kyoto Gosho, to Shimogamo shrine, and final Kamigamo shrine.
All procession members are 500 persons, 36 horses, 4 cows, 2 Oxcart, 1 Mikoshi.
Total distance is 8 kilometers.


Sightseeing place
Recomend place is Marutamachi-dori, Kitaoji-dori.Kawaramachi-dori.

Recommended Sweets is Yabusame.
Inside, grain bean jam. Delicious, and Appropriate volume.


Please come and check the weather forecast, because it is rainy weather postponed.

That's it.