Arashiyama Toro Nagashi (Lantern Floating)
Thousands of memorial lanterns drift down the Oi River below Arashiyama as the 'Torii-gata' bonfire of the Gozan Okuribi blazes on the hillside above.
时间 · 地点
- 时间
- 2026/08/16 10:00 – 2026/08/16
- 地点
- Arashiyama Nakanoshima Park, by Togetsukyo Bridge（Sagatenryuji, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto）
- 城市
- Kyoto
- 交通
- 5-min walk from Hankyu or Keifuku Arashiyama Station, by Togetsukyo Bridge.
- 费用
- 免费
- 主办方
- Saga Buddhist Federation / Arashiyama Preservation Society
Good to know for visitors
- Getting there
- 5-min walk from Hankyu or Keifuku Arashiyama Station, by Togetsukyo Bridge. Open directions in Google Maps ↗
- Booking & entry
- Free to attend — details on the official page (button above).
- Language
- Mostly in Japanese — a translation app on your phone helps.
- Good for
- culture seekers, families, date night
亮点
- Memorial lanterns drifting on the Oi River
- Simultaneous view of the 'Torii-gata' Gozan Okuribi bonfire (~20:20)
- Reflections of lanterns and fire on the water
由来与背景
Begun in 1949 to console the spirits of the war dead, this lantern-floating rite is held each August 16 in tandem with the Gozan Okuribi.
温馨提示
Stand on Togetsukyo Bridge or the north bank to catch both the floating lanterns and the hillside bonfire.