Qué hay en Kioto, Japón, a lo largo del año

Tranquilo — el mes tranquilo según el editor, Winter break (fuyuyasumi) en Japón

En enero no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: New Year temple bells (31 Dic – 3 Ene)

Tranquilo — el mes tranquilo según el editor, Setsubun at Yoshida Shrine

• Festival

  Setsubun at Yoshida Shrine

  2–4 FebFiesta religiosaMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

• Naturaleza

  Plum blossom

  5 Feb – 10 Mar · normalmenteFlor de cerezo

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

Concurrido — entre los picos, Cherry blossom

• Naturaleza

  Cherry blossom

  25 Mar – 10 Abr · normalmenteMucha genteReserva pronto

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

Sigue en marcha: Plum blossom (5 Feb – 10 Mar (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — el mes de más afluencia según el editor, Cherry blossom

• Festivo

  Golden Week

  29 Abr – 5 MayMucha genteReserva pronto

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

Sigue en marcha: Cherry blossom (25 Mar – 10 Abr (normalmente))

Concurrido — entre los picos, Golden Week

• Festival

  Aoi Matsuri

  15 MayFiesta religiosaMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Golden Week (29 Abr – 5 May)

Tranquilo — el mes tranquilo según el editor, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

• Temporada

  Tsuyu rain season

  5 Jun – 20 Jul · normalmenteMonzón

  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.

Máxima afluencia — el mes de más afluencia según el editor, Gion Matsuri

• Festival

  Gion Matsuri

  1–31 JulFiesta religiosaMucha genteReserva pronto

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Tsuyu rain season (5 Jun – 20 Jul (normalmente))

Máxima afluencia — Obon, Gozan no Okuribi

• Riesgo

  Typhoon season

  1 Ago – 30 Sep · normalmenteCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

• Festivo

  Obon

  13–16 AgoFiesta nacionalMucha genteCierres

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

• Festival

  Gozan no Okuribi

  16 AgoLuces y fuegoMucha gente

  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. Fuente ↗

Tranquilo — el mes tranquilo según el editor, vacaciones escolares en 3 de los mercados que lo llenan

En septiembre no empieza nada nuevo.

Sigue en marcha: Typhoon season (1 Ago – 30 Sep (normalmente))

Concurrido — entre los picos, Jidai Matsuri

• Festival

  Jidai Matsuri

  22 OctFiesta religiosaMucha gente

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

Máxima afluencia — el mes de más afluencia según el editor, Autumn colour

• Naturaleza

  Autumn colour

  10 Nov – 5 Dic · normalmenteFlor de cerezoMucha genteReserva pronto

  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.

Tranquilo — el mes tranquilo según el editor, Autumn colour

• Festival

  New Year temple bells

  31 Dic – 3 EneNavidad y Año NuevoCierres

  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. Fuente ↗

Sigue en marcha: Autumn colour (10 Nov – 5 Dic (normalmente))