Aoi Matsuri (Hollyhock Festival)
A 1,400-year-old imperial procession of 500 people in Heian-era robes winds 8km through Kyoto, oxen and ox-carts adorned with hollyhock leaves.
Cuándo · Dónde
- Cuándo
- 2027/05/15 01:30 – 2027/05/15
- Dónde
- Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo & Kamigamo Shrines（Kyoto Gyoen, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto）
- Ciudad
- Kioto
- Cómo llegar
- Subway Karasuma Line to Marutamachi or Imadegawa Station, short walk to the Imperial Palace.
- Precio
- Gratis
- Organizador
- Aoi Matsuri Procession Preservation Council
Bueno saber antes de ir
- Cómo llegar
- Subway Karasuma Line to Marutamachi or Imadegawa Station, short walk to the Imperial Palace. Abrir ruta en Google Maps ↗
- Reserva y entrada
- Entrada gratuita: más detalles en la página oficial (botón de arriba).
- Idioma
- Principalmente en japonés: una app de traducción en el móvil ayuda.
- Ideal para
- amantes de la cultura, familias, una cita
Destacados
- Saio-dai princess in twelve-layered junihitoe robes
- Ox-carts and horses decked with hollyhock leaves
- 8km procession from Imperial Palace to two shrines
Origen e historia
One of Kyoto's three great festivals, dating to the 6th century when prayers were offered to the Kamo deities to halt storms and famine; celebrated annually on May 15.
Bueno saber
Stake out a spot along Kyoto Gyoen by mid-morning; the procession leaves the palace around 10:30.