Yasaku Festival

Yasaku Festival

Event Overview

A number of traditional performing arts are performed among the lights of thousands of lanterns to pray for the safety of the rain and rain, the fertility of the five grains, and the safety of the house. 8 o'clock ~ The Goddess of the Kiko, 10 o'clock ~ The festival is held, and around 16 o'clock ~ the Sagano Rokusai Nenbutsu is dedicated. The last Bon Dance is also performed in Kyoto after 19 o'clock on Saturday the night before.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Matsuo Taisha
  • Address:   
  • 3 Arashiyama-miya-cho, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto
  • Public Transportation:   
Hankyu Matsuo Taisha Station → 3-minute walk
  • Car Access:   
40 minutes from Meishin Expressway Kyoto Minami IC via National Route 1 and 9
  • Phone Number:   
  • 075-871-5016 (Matsuo Taisha)
  • Parking Number:   
90 vehicles/1 hour free only for worshippers; parking is full all day on the day of the Yasaku festival

Event Period

  • Saturday, August 31-Sunday, September 1, 2024

Price

Free

Event Category

Traditional performing arts and dances, nodal and annual events


Rokusai Nenbutsu

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