Det sker i Kyoto, Japan året igennem

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Winter break (fuyuyasumi) i Japan

Intet nyt begynder i januar.

Stadig i gang: New Year temple bells (31. dec. – 3. jan.)

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Setsubun at Yoshida Shrine

• Festival

  Setsubun at Yoshida Shrine

  2.–4. feb.Religiøs højtidTætpakket

  The largest of Kyoto's Setsubun rites: around 800 stalls line the approach on 2 and 3 February, the demon-chasing ceremony runs at six on the 2nd and old amulets burn on a three-storey bonfire at eleven that night. Kilde ↗

• Natur

  Plum blossom

  5. feb. – 10. mar. · normaltKirsebærblomstring

  Kitano Tenmangu's grove opens before the crowds arrive for cherry season, and the shrine holds an outdoor tea ceremony on 25 February. Kilde ↗

Travlt — mellem toppene, Cherry blossom

• Natur

  Cherry blossom

  25. mar. – 10. apr. · normaltTætpakketBook tidligt

  Usually peaks in the first week of April. The Philosopher's Path and Maruyama Park are impassable, and worth it anyway. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Plum blossom (5. feb. – 10. mar. (normalt))

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Cherry blossom

• Helligdag

  Golden Week

  29. apr. – 5. majTætpakketBook tidligt

  Four national holidays in a row and the whole country travelling. Kyoto takes more of it than anywhere, and rooms are gone months ahead. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Cherry blossom (25. mar. – 10. apr. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Golden Week

• Festival

  Aoi Matsuri

  15. majReligiøs højtidTætpakket

  A Heian-costume procession walks from the Imperial Palace to the Kamo shrines on 15 May. Paid seating on the palace lawn saves an hour of standing. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Golden Week (29. apr. – 5. maj)

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

• Sæson

  Tsuyu rain season

  5. jun. – 20. jul. · normaltMonsun

  The rain front usually reaches Kyoto in the second week of June and sits for a month. The moss gardens are the reason to accept it, and the temples are close to empty.

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Gion Matsuri

• Festival

  Gion Matsuri

  1.–31. jul.Religiøs højtidTætpakketBook tidligt

  A month of rituals with the float processions on 17 and 24 July and the street evenings before each. The old centre closes to traffic and the heat does not let up after dark. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Tsuyu rain season (5. jun. – 20. jul. (normalt))

Tætpakket — Obon, Gozan no Okuribi

• Risiko

  Typhoon season

  1. aug. – 30. sep. · normaltLukninger

  Late summer is when a system tracking up the archipelago stops the trains for a day. It rarely ruins a week, but it will decide which day you take the shinkansen. Kilde ↗

• Helligdag

  Obon

  13.–16. aug.National helligdagTætpakketLukninger

  The country's other great travel week. Family businesses close, trains and hotels are full, and the temples are working rather than sightseeing. Kilde ↗

• Festival

  Gozan no Okuribi

  16. aug.Lys & ildTætpakket

  Five giant characters are lit on the hills on the evening of 16 August to send the ancestors home. The riverbanks and the rooftop bars fill hours beforehand. Kilde ↗

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, skoleferie på 3 af de markeder, der fylder stedet

Intet nyt begynder i september.

Stadig i gang: Typhoon season (1. aug. – 30. sep. (normalt))

Travlt — mellem toppene, Jidai Matsuri

• Festival

  Jidai Matsuri

  22. okt.Religiøs højtidTætpakket

  Two thousand people in costume walk a thousand years of Kyoto history from the palace to Heian Shrine on 22 October, oldest period last. Kilde ↗

Tætpakket — redaktionens travleste måned, Autumn colour

• Natur

  Autumn colour

  10. nov. – 5. dec. · normaltKirsebærblomstringTætpakketBook tidligt

  The maples usually peak in the second half of November and the city is as full as it is in cherry season. Night openings at Kiyomizu-dera and Eikando need timed tickets.

Stille — redaktionens stille måned, Autumn colour

• Festival

  New Year temple bells

  31. dec. – 3. jan.Jul & nytårLukninger

  Temples ring in the new year at midnight on the 31st and Yasaka Shrine stays open all night. Almost everything else closes for the first three days of January. Kilde ↗

Stadig i gang: Autumn colour (10. nov. – 5. dec. (normalt))