Kiyomizu Temple Seiryu-e Dragon Festival (Autumn)

Name: Kiyomizu Temple Seiryu-e Dragon Festival (Autumn)
Start: 2022-09-14T14:00Z+09:00
End: 2022-09-15T23:59Z+09:00

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.

(Greg Lane)

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Dates

14th Sep–15th Sep, 2022

Start/End Time 2:00pm

Name in Japanese 青龍会

Venue Kiyomizu-dera

Entry Free

Area

Kyoto

Access

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)

Weather

Typical weather at this time:

High: 29 ºC Low: 21 ºC

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