

■ Gion-Matsuri Festival
- Gion-Matsuri Festival
- Hoko and Yama Tate
( Float Construction ) - Hoko & Yama Hiki-hajime
( Trial Pull ) - Dento Geino hono
( Traditional performances )
- Yoi-Yama ( Eve of the Festival )
and Byobu Matsuri (Screen Display) - Yama-Hoko Junko
( The Grand Procession ) - Shinko-Sai and Kanko-Sai
- Hanagasa-Junko
( Umbrella Procession )
■ Kyoto Outdoor Riverside Dining
■ Kyoto Pottery Fairs

■ Tanabata-Matsuri Festival
Please confirm information before coming to Kyoto.
July Infomation
Traditional Performances
- Ukai ( Cormorant fishing )
- JUL.1 - AUG.31 7PM - 9PM
SEP.1 - SEP.23 7PM - 8:30PM - Arashiyama
Traditionally, cormorants were used to catch river fish, and this ancient method of catching fish still takes place at Arashiyama in summer.
You can see this amazing technique from the boats departing from the river's north bank just upstream from the Togetsukyo Bridge.
Boat fare
¥2,300 ( adults ) ¥1,200 ( 4 - 12 years old children )
For more information : Arashiyama Tsusen Tel. 075-861-0302
- [ Arashiyama ]
- Access : JR Sagano-line "Saga Arashiyama" Station
- Keifuku Railway "Arashiyama"
- City Bus No.11, 93 "Arashiyama", City Bus No.28 "Arashiyama Koen"