Festivals · Kansai
Kyoto Gozan Okuribi (Daimonji bonfires)
京都五山送り火
Five giant characters and shapes are burned on the hills at five-minute intervals from 20:00 to send off the ancestral spirits at the end of Obon, the quiet, solemn close of Kyoto's summer.
Expected window
- Dates
- Mon 16 Aug 2027
- Date status
- Expected window, from the previous edition or tradition. Not yet confirmed.
- Venue
- Five mountains around the Kyoto basin; viewing along the Kamo River and Kyoto Gyoen
- City
- Kyoto
- Prefecture
- Kyoto
- Region
- Kansai
- Category
- Festivals
- Tickets
- Free
- Checked
- Fri 23 Oct 2026 against the official source
About this event
Five giant characters and shapes are burned on the hills at five-minute intervals from 20:00 to send off the ancestral spirits at the end of Obon, the quiet, solemn close of Kyoto's summer. Free; some hotels and rooftop venues sell paid viewing dinners Hotel rooftop viewing plans (Okura, Westin Miyako etc.) and river-view restaurant tables book out weeks ahead
Booking
Booked around the event: hotels, passes, transfers and eSIM. Booking links for this event are added after the product checks pass.
Official source: https://ja.kyoto.travel/event/major/okuribi/. Dates checked Fri 23 Oct 2026.