Sep 14
~
Sep 15

Kiyomizu Temple Seiryu-e Dragon Festival (Autumn)

2:00pm
Free
Kyoto

This festival at the beautiful Kiyomizu temple features a colorful dance/procession through the neighbourhood of the “Blue Dragon” (it’s a green dragon, but green is often called blue in Japanese).

The dragon is said to drink the water from the Otowa waterfall which is beneath the main hall of the temple.

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14th Sep–15th Sep, 2021
2:00pm
青龍会
Kiyomizu-dera
Free
  • 1.5 km from Keage Station Tōzai Line (T9)
  • 1.5 km from Kiyomizu-Gojō Station Keihan Main Line (KH38)
  • 1.5 km from Misasagi Station Tōzai Line (T8)
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