Enjoy moonlit beauty of the Higashiyama area!! :)
March 12th (Saturday) to 21st (Monday of Natiional Holiday)
18:00 (light-up starts) - 21:30
Long-awaited one of the famous Kyoto's Night Festivals coming soon!! If you visit Kyoto during this period, don't miss this attractive chance to enjoy such amazing night view under the illuminated sky...
The Lighting and Flower Arrangement Lane display route has been set up in one of the most beautiful and traditional areas in Kyoto, Higashiyama! You would be amazed to be surrounded by those romantic and exotic air in there... each place with different and unique appeal! :)
Access from Kyoto station:
Take Bus (No: 206 or Rakubus 100 at platform D1 or D2)
Get off at Gion or Kiyomizu-michi bus stop
The 4.6-km route will be lined with about 2,400 lanterns and large flower displays will be arranged along the route in a variety of attractive styles.
Here is the Night Illumination Places:
Yasaka Pagoda
Kiyomizu-dera Temple
Kodai-ji Temple
Entoku-in Temple
Yasaka Jinja Shrine
Maruyama Park--- flower arrangement & bamboo lanterns decoration
Chion-in Temple(Yuzen-en Garden)
Shoren-in Temple
Admission fee is needed to enter in each temple or garden (around 400yen to 600yen), but just strolling in the route and park is for free.
Enjoy trying the japanese outside foodie from lot's of unique food stall along the lanes. Yakisoba, Takoyaki etc... :)
The illumination area is really huge from Shoren-in Temple in the north to all the way to Kiyomizu temple area in the south, so if you have only one night to visit, you need to take the minimized highlight route! Please ask me the map for the directions for highlight route if you're interested! :) Enjoy getting an inside look at Kyoto including secret spots most people don't even know about.
Shoren-in Temple
Yasaka pagoda
* Please note: some performances maybe delayed or cancelled due to bad weather or so)
Kitsune no Yomeiri Junko
(Re-creation of traditional wedding parade)
Start : 19:00pm ～ 20:15pm～ (twice a day)
Parade route: Chionin Sanmon entrance → Maruyama park → Chiourakukan → Maruyama Music hall → Entokuin → Shunkouin → Kodaiji temple's south road → Kodaiji
Take Picture with Maiko-san!
Place: Kodaiji temple Park
From : 18:30pm
Only Earliest Visitors of 100 people (ready for queue!!)
Maiko Dancing performance
(offering to Yasaka shrine)
Place: Yasaka shrine stage
Place: Yasaka shrine stage
Date: 13th, 14th, 20th, 21st, 22nd
From : 18:00pm ～ 18:30pm～ (twice a day)
These romantic, relaxing evening and nighttime stroll will be the perfect addition to your Kyoto travel memories... :)
