O que acontece em Quioto, Japão, ao longo do ano

Tranquilo — o mês tranquilo segundo a editoria, Winter break (fuyuyasumi) em Japão

Nada novo começa em janeiro.

Ainda em andamento: New Year temple bells (31 Dez – 3 Jan)

Tranquilo — o mês tranquilo segundo a editoria, Setsubun at Yoshida Shrine

• Festival

  Setsubun at Yoshida Shrine

  2–4 FevFesta religiosaLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

• Natureza

  Plum blossom

  5 Fev – 10 Mar · normalmenteCerejeiras em flor

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

Movimentado — entre os picos, Cherry blossom

• Natureza

  Cherry blossom

  25 Mar – 10 Abr · normalmenteLotadoReserve cedo

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

Ainda em andamento: Plum blossom (5 Fev – 10 Mar (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — o mês de pico segundo a editoria, Cherry blossom

• Feriado

  Golden Week

  29 Abr – 5 MaiLotadoReserve cedo

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

Ainda em andamento: Cherry blossom (25 Mar – 10 Abr (normalmente))

Movimentado — entre os picos, Golden Week

• Festival

  Aoi Matsuri

  15 MaiFesta religiosaLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Golden Week (29 Abr – 5 Mai)

Tranquilo — o mês tranquilo segundo a editoria, férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Temporada

  Tsuyu rain season

  5 Jun – 20 Jul · normalmenteMonção

  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.

Lotação máxima — o mês de pico segundo a editoria, Gion Matsuri

• Festival

  Gion Matsuri

  1–31 JulFesta religiosaLotadoReserve cedo

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Tsuyu rain season (5 Jun – 20 Jul (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — Obon, Gozan no Okuribi

• Risco

  Typhoon season

  1 Ago – 30 Set · normalmenteFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

• Feriado

  Obon

  13–16 AgoFeriado nacionalLotadoFechamentos

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

• Festival

  Gozan no Okuribi

  16 AgoLuzes e fogoLotado

  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. Fonte ↗

Tranquilo — o mês tranquilo segundo a editoria, férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em setembro.

Ainda em andamento: Typhoon season (1 Ago – 30 Set (normalmente))

Movimentado — entre os picos, Jidai Matsuri

• Festival

  Jidai Matsuri

  22 OutFesta religiosaLotado

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

Lotação máxima — o mês de pico segundo a editoria, Autumn colour

• Natureza

  Autumn colour

  10 Nov – 5 Dez · normalmenteCerejeiras em florLotadoReserve cedo

  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 — o mês tranquilo segundo a editoria, Autumn colour

• Festival

  New Year temple bells

  31 Dez – 3 JanNatal e Ano-NovoFechamentos

  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. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Autumn colour (10 Nov – 5 Dez (normalmente))