Kyoto Festivals in April

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Kyoto Festivals in April

***** Location: Kyoto
***** Season: April
***** Category: Observance

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Explanation

Annual Festival at Matsuo Shrine
松尾大社（まつおたいしゃ） (Reisai Matsuo Taisha, Matsu no O Shrine)
April 2
The deity of the shrine is known as a God of Japanese sake.
Visitors can enjoy a Kyogen performance by the Shigeyama Family and a Noh performance by the Kongo School.

Matsunoo omatsuri oide 松尾祭御出 まつのおまつりおいで
Come to the Matsunoo Festival

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Kangetsu Matsuri, kangetsumatsuri 観月祭
Moon Viewing Festival
On the Full Moon night in September or October

With a great performance of drums and other classical music and
an autumn moon viewing haiku meeting
観月　俳句大会.
The three gardens are lit up also.


. Matsuo Basho　松尾芭蕉 Haiku Poet


. Kangetsu 観月 Moon Viewing in Autumn



Details of the shrine
Matsunoo Taisha 松尾大社 Matsunoo Grand Shrine
Matsuno'o Taisha
Matsunoo Jinja 松尾神社 Matsunoo Shrine

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Other festivals in Kyoto in April


Go-o Taisai Festival
Apr 04
Go-o-jinja Shrine


Saga Dai Nenbutsu Kyogen
Apr 06
Seiryo-ji Temple


Shakuson Kotan Festival
Apr 08
Outdoor tea ceremony
Ryozan Kannon


. Hana Kuyo Festival - Apr 10 - Kurama-dera Temple 　



Cherry Blossom Festival
Apr 10
Hirano-jinja Shrine
Ketsugan ceremony April 24



Hoyoke-taisai
(Grand Festival for warding off misfortune associated with directions)
Apr 11
Ikebana flower arrangement display
Jonangu Shrine



Yasurai Festival
Apr 13
Straw hats are decorated with cherry blossoms and camellia flowers. Red small goblins play music and dance.
Imamiya-jinja Shrine, Genbu-jinja Shrine, Daijingu-sha Shrine



Taiko Hanami Gyoretsu Procession
Apr 13
in honor of Toyotomi Hideyoshi
Daigo-ji Temple



Kamo Kyokusui no En
Apr 13
Kamigamo-jinja Shrine



Jusan Mairi
Apr 13
People celebrate their children’s 13th birthday and pray that their adult lives will be healthy.
Kokuzo Horin-ji Temple



Flower Arrangement Festival
Apr 13
To commemorate the spirit of Emperor Saga.
Daikaku-ji Temple



Spring Reisai Festival
Apr 14
For the God of kemari kickball.
Shiramine-jinja Shrine



Chuyu Festival
Apr 15
Shrine Matsuo-taisha.



Spring Reisai Festival
Apr 17
to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Empress Jingu
Shrine Gokonomiya-jinja




Yoshida Festival
Apr 18
Yamato-mai special dance performance.
Yoshida-jinja Shrine



Gyokitai-e
Apr 18
To commemorate the spirit of the Buddhist saint, Honen.
Kaihaku Memorial Ceremony , Yoshimizu-ko , Hojo-kai
Chion-in Temple



Ominugui Ceremony
Apr 19
For honor the Shaka Nyorai, the Buddha.
Seiryo-ji Temple



Yoshino Tayu Memorial Hana Kuyo
Apr 20
Memoryal for the Buddhist monk Nikkan.
Josho-ji Temple



Shinko Festival
Apr 20
With 6 portabel mikoshi, across the Katsura river.
Matsuo-taisha Shrine



Inari Festival ＆Shinko Festival
Apr 20
Mikoshi procession to the Otabisho resting place.
Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine　



Mibu Kyogen
Apr 21
For Buddhist Saint Enkaku.
Mibu-dera Temple



Sho Mieige-ku
Apr 21
Memorial for Buddhist monk, Kukai Kobo Daishi.
To-ji Temple　



Honen Shonin Memorial Service
Apr 23
Memorial for Saint Honen.
Chion-ji Temple


Kisshoin Rokusai Nenbutsu
Apr 25
Kisshoin Tenmangu Shrine



Kyokusui no Utage
Apr 29
Jonan-gu Shrine



Rokusai Dance
Apr 29
Buddhist monk Kuya started the Rokusai Nenbutsu Dance.
Fushimi Inari-taisha Shrine


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Kyoto festivals for each month are listed here

source : www.kyotoguide.com


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Worldwide use


Annual Festival at Matsuo Shrine
Dies ist das bedeutendste Festival des Schreins Matsuo Taisha.
Für den Gott der Braukunst werden Kyogen und Noh aufgeführt.


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Things found on the way


. Matsuo Jinja 松尾神社 in Ishikawa .
this shrine is not related to the poet Matsuo Basho　松尾芭蕉.
It is in the compound of Shrine Tada Jinja 多太神社.


Tofukuji Temple (toofukuji 東福寺)
and master gardener Shigemori Mirei 重森三玲


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. hana no miyako 花の都 "capital of blossoms" .
- kigo from Kyoto -

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