Heian Jingu Reisai Festival

April 17th, 2018 | Lily Crossley-Baxter

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Heian Jingu Reisai Festival

Name: Heian Jingu Reisai Festival
Start: 2020-04-15T10:00Z+09:00
End: 2020-04-16T23:59Z+09:00

10:00am

Free

Cultural Festival

Celebrating the accession ceremony day of the temple’s deity – Emperor Kanmu in 781 in Nara, this annual festival features an opportunity to see Geiko (the geisha of Kyoto) and Maiko, their apprentices. The prayer ceremony takes place on the 15th and on the 16th there will be musical performances, a tea ceremony and dances performed by Maiko and Geiko from four districts.

(Lily Crossley-Baxter)

Dates

15th Apr–16th Apr, 2020

Start/End Time 10:00am

Venue Heian-jingu Shrine

Entry Free

Web http://www.heianjingu.or.j... ⚠️ Link in Japanese

Area Kyoto

Access

0.8 km from Higashiyama Station Tōzai Line (T10)
1.0 km from Jingū-Marutamachi Station Keihan Main Line (KH41)
1.1 km from Sanjō Keihan Station Tōzai Line (T11)

Weather

Typical weather at this time

High: 18 ℃ Low: 11 ℃

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