城市指南
古都的一年圍繞祭典而行:七月的祇園祭、八月盂蘭盆節尾聲的五山送火、十一月下旬把寺院街區染紅的楓葉季。三者都要提早預訂。
Art Collaboration Kyoto 2026
Japan's leading collaborative contemporary art fair, pairing Japanese galleries with international partners (Hauser & Wirth, Jeffrey Deitch and others in 2026) inside Otani Sachio's brutalist conference hall, backed by Kyoto Prefecture.
嵐山もみじ祭
Heian-style boats perform court music and dance on the Oi River under the autumn maples of Arashiyama.
永観堂 秋の寺宝展・ライトアップ
Kyoto's most famous maple temple: about 3,000 maples, a treasure exhibition and night illumination.
京都マラソン2027
City marathon through Kyoto's streets, from Nishikyogoku athletic park to a finish in front of Heian-jingu Shrine.
北野天満宮 梅花祭
Kyoto's plum festival on 25 February, with an outdoor tea ceremony served by geiko and maiko.
KYOTOGRAPHIE 京都国際写真祭 2027
Kyoto's spring photography festival since 2013, staging international exhibitions in historic buildings normally closed to the public, with the KG+ open-call programme spread over 100+ small venues.
葵祭
Imperial procession in Heian-period court dress from the Kyoto Imperial Palace to the Kamo shrines, held on 15 May.
祇園祭
Kyoto's month-long Yasaka Shrine festival, famous for its two Yamaboko float processions on 17 and 24 July.
五山送り火
Five giant bonfires in the shape of characters and symbols are lit on the mountains around Kyoto on the night of 16 August.
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.
時代祭
A procession of 2,000 Kyoto citizens in costumes from every era of the city's history, held on 22 October.
伏見の清酒まつり in 大手筋商店街 2026
Fifteen Fushimi breweries (Gekkeikan, Kizakura, Tamanohikari etc.) pour their sake along the covered Otesuji arcade in one of Japan's great sake towns.