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What's On in Kyoto
10 curated picks between 2026-10-23 and .
Major Events
Autumn Festival
The Autumn Festival at Tanukidani-san Fudō-in Temple features the 'Otsunagari Sanpai' ritual, allowing worshippers to connect with the divine through a special cloth.
Arashiyama Momiji Festival
A riverside autumn festival celebrating fall foliage with boat performances, traditional music, and seasonal scenery in the Arashiyama area.
Arashiyama Momiji Festival
A riverside autumn festival celebrating fall foliage with boat performances, traditional music, and seasonal scenery in the Arashiyama area.
Arashiyama Momiji Festival
A riverside autumn festival celebrating fall foliage with boat performances, traditional music, and seasonal scenery in the Arashiyama area.
Arashiyama Momiji Festival
A riverside autumn festival celebrating fall foliage with boat performances, traditional music, and seasonal scenery in the Arashiyama area.
Worth Planning Around
Inoko-sai (Boar Day Festival)
The Annual Inoko-sai recreates the sacred ritual of making Inoko mochi and features a procession to offer these rice cakes to the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Ocha-tsubo Hōkensai (Tea Jar Procession)
The Ocha-tsubo Hōkensai is a traditional ceremony at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine that offers Uji Tea to the divine presence, featuring a solemn procession dressed in ancient ceremonial attire.
Local Finds
Arashiyama Momiji Festival
A riverside autumn festival celebrating fall foliage with boat performances, traditional music, and seasonal scenery in the Arashiyama area.
Arashiyama Momiji Festival
The Arashiyama Momiji Festival recreates the elegant boat excursions of bygone eras with elaborately decorated boats, traditional music, dance, and classical drama performances.
Hitaki-sai Fire Festival
The Hitaki-sai Fire Festival is one of the most important autumn festivals at Fushimi Inari Taisha, where hundreds of thousands of 'Hitaki-gushi' are burned to carry prayers for abundant harvests and freedom from illness.