Festival
Gion Matsuri festival 2023 begin!
After long covid years, Gion Matsuri festival came back as full size festival! On 10th July they started to bu […]
Gion matsuri festival 2021
Wow! almost 1 year absent from last post here. We were just under the pandemic of covid-19 all of this 1 year. […]
Nagoshi-no-harai (Pray for the health in summer)
Nagoshi-no-harai is a ritual at many shrines of Japanese Shintoism. This ritual is for the health of people. I […]
Aoi matsuri festival 2020
15th May, in every year this day is the Aoi matsuri festival, the parade! But this year 2020, you know the cov […]
Setsubun Festival
Setsubun is a final day of the old luna calendar. Nowadays it is 3rd February. On the day of Setsubun we Japan […]
Mochi-tsuki (making rice cake)
Mochi-tsuki is a making rice cakes. In Japan many people love eating mochi. Especially in winter because mochi […]
Gozan no Okuribi
16th August is a holy day for Kyoto. At 20:00 fire character figured should be burned on some mountains. Most […]
Gion- matsuri festival
17th July 2019, Gion-matsuri festival Yamahoko-junkou parade was held in Kyoto. Gion-matsuri festival is a big […]
Azuki-gayu (rice and small red beans gruel)
15th January is the ko-shogatsu. Ko-shogatsu means little New Year's day, but I don't know what it really mean […]
Go-sitinichi-mishiho at Toji temple
I visited to Toji temple today. There held a big ceremony "Go-sitinichi-mishiho". This means "post 7days pray" […]