Culture Kitano Grand Tea Ceremony 2026 Mid Oct Each autumn, Kyoto's deep-rooted tea culture takes center stage at the Kitano Grand Tea Ceremony, held at the historic Kitano..
Culture Tatsushige no Kai: An Annual Experience of Noh 2026 Mid May - Mid Mar Once or twice a year, the Kongo school of Noh performs Tatsushige no Kai, a show performed my renowned Noh actor Udaka Tatsushige...
Historical Kyoto Katsura Imperial Villa Tomoko Kamishima Katsura Imperial Villa, established by Imperial Prince Toshihito (1579-1629) and Toshitada (1619-1662), has many elaborate embellishments..
Culture Where to go for a Tea Ceremony? Bonson Lam From the old merchants house from the Nineteenth Century, to an experience linking tea with Samurai and Geisha, here is a sele..
Culture Kodaiji Temple Kodaiji (高台寺) is located northeast of the Yasaka Hokanji Temple at the foot of the Higashiyama Ryozen Mountains in Kyoto. The official name of th..
Culture Fushimi Sake Festival 2026 Saturday - Mar 14th Kyoto Prefecture is the second largest producer of sake in Japan, with Fushimi Ward in Kyoto City producing the majority of it...
Culture Hanezu Odori Dance Festival 2026 Sunday - Mar 22nd Hanezu, the colour of plum blossom. The pink is so surreal in the paintings, it is other worldly, almost referring to some Buddhist..