Setsubun Festival at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto

Setsubun Festival at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto
I would like to inform Setsubun Festival at Yasaka shrine in Kyoto.

I ride Hankyu train or Keihan train from Osaka to Kawaramachi/Gion Shijyo station.
Walk east trough shopping street 10 minutes, I arrive at Yasaka shrine.

Yasaka shrine was built at 656, is famous for Gion Festival.


Setsubun festival is held at Feb 2 and 3.
Setsubun festival main events are Japanese dance dedication from 4 pleasure districts,
and Sowing beans.


Geiko and Maiko dance and sowing beans are held according to below schedule.

Feb.2
13:00～　Pontocho dance institute's dancing and sowing beans
14:00～　Yasaka Gagaku Society's dancing and sowing beans
15:00～　Miyagawa dance institute's dancing and sowing beans
16:00～　Sando shopping town society's dancing and sowing beans

Feb.3
11:00～　Japanese modern dance institute's dancing and sowing beans
13:00～　Gion Kobu dance institute's dancing and sowing beans
15:00～　Gion East dance institute's dancing and sowing beans
16:00～　Sando shopping town society's dancing and sowing beans





Geiko・Maiko Japanese dance is beautiful and glittering.
Many travelers and photographers are gathering in the morning.
I recommend you for seeing Japanese dancing to arrive at Yasaka shrine in the morning.

Attending sowing beans festival needs ¥300.
Please visit Setsubun Festival at Yasaka shrine.

That's it.