Kyoto Gozan-Okuribi Trip
I would like to inform Kyoto Gozan-Okuribi trip on Aug.16.
Gozan-Okuribi is famous same as Gion Festival in summer.
Okuribi has 6 fires.
Most famous is Daimonji at Higashiyama Nyoigadake, 2nd is Left Daimonji at Kinkakuji Okitayama, 3rd is Myou at Matsugasaki Nishiyama, 4th is Hou at Matsugasaki Higashiyama, 5th is Hunagata at Nishigamo Funayama, 6th is Toriigata at Saga Manjarayama.
Okuribi is a Bon event in summer.
It is a Buddhism event, that is sending the Spirits of the dead to heaven, starts from Muromachi period.
Gozan-Okuribi is also called Daimonnji-Yaki.
Daimonji-Yaki is done at many other areas as folllows,
Nara-City, Hakone-Town, Mishima-City in Shizuoka, Fuehuki-City in Yamanashi, Odate-City in Akita, Shimanto-City in Kochi, Fukuchiyama-City in Kyoto, Ikeda-City in Osaka, Sano-City in Tochigi.
Fire Seeing position and Ignition time
Daimonji : Kamogawa river : 20:00
Myo : Kitayama Street : 20:05
Hou : Takanogawa river : 20:05
Funagata : Kitayama Street : 20:10
Left Daimonji : Nishioji Street: 20:15
Torii : Matsuo bridge, Hirosawa pond : 20:20
Fire ignition starts from 20:00.
See all fires is difficult.
I recommend to see 3 or 4 fires.
I show you Proposal schedule
Start from Kyoto stations, ride subway to Imadegawa station.
Get off this station, walk east to Demachiyanagi before 20:00, and see Daimonji fire.
See Daimonji from long distance.
Please return to Imadegawa subway station, go to Matsugasaki station.
Walk Kitayama street to west, see Hou and Myo fires.
Walk to Kamogawa river, see Funagata fire.
You have to arrive at Kamogawa river before 20:40, because firing period is only 30 minutes.
When you would like to see all fires, please try below plan.
Start from Demachiyanagi station of Keihan train,
first to see Daimonji fire, walk along Kamogawa river to north, then you can see Myo and Hou, Funagata fires.
Walk Kamogawa river to Horikawa street, turn left to south at Horikawa street, till Kitayama section, you can see Left Daimonji fire.
Walk Horikawa street to Marutamachi section, you can see Torii fire.
Nowadays, police officers control traffic, mso any sections are controlled.
It will be difficult to see all fires.
Please see 3 or 4 fires steadily, you can feel tasteful.
When you don't have a time to see fires,
please get off at JR Kyoto staion.
From observatory of Station building, you can see some fires.
And Station building display lights of Okuribi to steps.
Please see Kyoto Gozan-Okuribi.
That's it.
I would like to inform Kyoto Gozan-Okuribi trip on Aug.16.
Gozan-Okuribi is famous same as Gion Festival in summer.
Okuribi has 6 fires.
Most famous is Daimonji at Higashiyama Nyoigadake, 2nd is Left Daimonji at Kinkakuji Okitayama, 3rd is Myou at Matsugasaki Nishiyama, 4th is Hou at Matsugasaki Higashiyama, 5th is Hunagata at Nishigamo Funayama, 6th is Toriigata at Saga Manjarayama.
Okuribi is a Bon event in summer.
It is a Buddhism event, that is sending the Spirits of the dead to heaven, starts from Muromachi period.
Gozan-Okuribi is also called Daimonnji-Yaki.
Daimonji-Yaki is done at many other areas as folllows,
Nara-City, Hakone-Town, Mishima-City in Shizuoka, Fuehuki-City in Yamanashi, Odate-City in Akita, Shimanto-City in Kochi, Fukuchiyama-City in Kyoto, Ikeda-City in Osaka, Sano-City in Tochigi.
Fire Seeing position and Ignition time
Daimonji : Kamogawa river : 20:00
Myo : Kitayama Street : 20:05
Hou : Takanogawa river : 20:05
Funagata : Kitayama Street : 20:10
Left Daimonji : Nishioji Street: 20:15
Torii : Matsuo bridge, Hirosawa pond : 20:20
Fire ignition starts from 20:00.
See all fires is difficult.
I recommend to see 3 or 4 fires.
I show you Proposal schedule
Start from Kyoto stations, ride subway to Imadegawa station.
Get off this station, walk east to Demachiyanagi before 20:00, and see Daimonji fire.
See Daimonji from long distance.
Please return to Imadegawa subway station, go to Matsugasaki station.
Walk Kitayama street to west, see Hou and Myo fires.
Walk to Kamogawa river, see Funagata fire.
You have to arrive at Kamogawa river before 20:40, because firing period is only 30 minutes.
When you would like to see all fires, please try below plan.
Start from Demachiyanagi station of Keihan train,
first to see Daimonji fire, walk along Kamogawa river to north, then you can see Myo and Hou, Funagata fires.
Walk Kamogawa river to Horikawa street, turn left to south at Horikawa street, till Kitayama section, you can see Left Daimonji fire.
Walk Horikawa street to Marutamachi section, you can see Torii fire.
Nowadays, police officers control traffic, mso any sections are controlled.
It will be difficult to see all fires.
Please see 3 or 4 fires steadily, you can feel tasteful.
When you don't have a time to see fires,
please get off at JR Kyoto staion.
From observatory of Station building, you can see some fires.
And Station building display lights of Okuribi to steps.
Please see Kyoto Gozan-Okuribi.
That's it.