At Kyoto International Community House

When: October 3rd 2010

What's there: World Food Ecology stall
Long long kokoka - sushi project
Flea market
World Music Performance
World Culture Workshop
Zazen
Nihongo Cafe
Episodes from multicultural communication

*Most of activities are free of charge*

Time: 11:00 - 16:00 (there are some exceptions)

For further information visit the website as below;
http://www.kcif.or.jp/jp/jigyo02/openday2010/en/top-en/

The Exhibition of Shōsōin Treasures

The Shōsōin is the treasure house that belongs to Tōdai-ji, Nara. It lies to the northwest of the Daibutsuden (which houses the Great Buddha). The Shōsōin houses artifacts connected to Emperor Shōmu (701–756) and Empress Kōmyō (701–760), as well as arts and crafts of the Tempyō period of Japanese history.

Selected treasures are shown at Nara National Museum once a year in autumn.

Date: 10/23-11/11

Price: 1,000 JPY

Access: The Nara Museum is 10 minute walk from Daibutsuden (Great Buddha)

Kurama Fire Festival

On the same day （22nd） than Jidai Matsuri introduced previously, the Kurama fire festival will be held from sunset (around 18:00) to late at night. It's at least as popular as Jidai Matsuri, but narrow streets of Kurama make this matsuri felt even more crowded ! Also the access to this small village in the mountain at north of Kyoto can became difficult due to the rush of visitors. We recommend you strongly to go there very early, and to get ready to wait for a long time while coming back. The common way to go there is to take the train from Demachiyanagi station (Keihan line until there, Eizan Kurama line from there). It costs 410 yen and takes 30mn from Demachiyanagi to Kurama.
This matsuri consists of a parade with huge torches whose light is supposed to attract devil away from humans realms.

More information here :
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/indepth/history/traditionalevents/a59_fes_kurama.html

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Jidai Matsuri

Finally, it is getting cooler in Kyoto.
How's everyone doing?

One of the biggest festival in Kyoto is coming soon!!

It is called 'Jidai Matsuri festival'.
More than 2000 costumed people walk around from Imperial Palace to Heian shrine.

Date: October 22nd
Time: around noon
Place: leaving at Imperial Palace to Heian shrine


For more information↓↓
http://www.pref.kyoto.jp/visitkyoto/en/info_required/traditional/kyoto_city/04/