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Friday, January 27, 2012

Setsubun festivals in Kyoto

A lot of Setsubun festivals are held on 3rd of February in Kyoto!

Setsubun is the day before the beginning of spring in Japan ,The name literally means "seasonal division". Spring Setsubun is accompanied by a special ritual to cleanse away all the evil of the former year and drive away disease-bringing evil spirits for the year to come.

Kurama temple鞍馬寺

Kamigamo shurine上賀茂神社

Kitanotenmangu北野天満宮

Shimogamo Shrine下鴨神社

Senbonshakado千本釈迦堂

Yasaka shrine八坂神社

Heian-jingu平安神宮

Fushimi-inari shrine伏見稲荷大社



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AGON Stars and Fire Rites Festival




AGON Shu is a new Buddhist organization based on Agama (Agon) Sutras which Shakyamuni Buddha originally taught to his disciples.
Its main center is in Kyoto.



The festival is to receive power, in which the blazing sacred fire is used to burn off personal doom or misfortune, clean up and further improve one's luck.


Not important you are Christian, Atheist or anything.
Why not just visit to see the huge fire and calm yourself?




**AGON Stars and Fire Rites Festival**

Febrary 11th 7:30-16:00

Toll Shuttle buses will be operated between 7:00-16:00 from Kyoto Station

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