Kifune shrine *the Tanabata illumination*

In Japan, July is kind of romantic month because of theTanabata Festival. It is often called the Star Festival. August 7th, the day of the festival, is said to be the only time when a pair of lovers, stars separated by the Milky Way, can see each other.

For the festival, Kifune Shrine does the illumination to set the mood for the Tanabata story.

                         7/1~8/15     everyday/no enter-fee./sunset~22:00

This weekend☆Kyoto Festival !!April 17th

At Fushimi inari shrine

The biggest festival of the shrine in a year is held on this weekend April 17th!!

The festival is for moving the god of Fushimi inari shrine to the another place for the certain period.
The portable shrine will be moved to the TOJI temple (which is the one near by the Kyoto station)by a lot of men from the local kyoto city.

The god of fushimi inari will be carried back to his original place on Mar 3rd as "OKAERI festival"="Welcome back"

Place: fushimi inari shrine

Schedule: starts at 11:ooam,
carrying the potable shrine from 14:00

Acess: Take JR Nara line from Kyoto st. and get off at Inari station

The Japanese Yellow Rose has bloomed

ACCESS: Kyoto → Shijo → Karasuma → Katsura → Matsuo

KyotoCity Karasuma Line → Hankyu Kyoto Line Ltd.Exp. → Hankyu Arashiyama Line

Time duraion: 24 mins, Transfer: 2 times, Total yen: 430 yen (even with JR Pass)