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  • Takao

    Discover Kyoto by area with this guide to Mt. Takao, home of the famous temples Kōsan-ji, Saimyō-ji, and Jingo-ji.
  • Oni Yarai Shinji

    Travel to Iwashimizu Hachimangū during the Setsubun season for the Oni Yarai Shinji, or Ogre Banishing Ritual.
  • Kyoto's Cutest Omikuji Fortunes

    Omikuji fortune slips have found their newest incarnation in "okimono omikuji", fortunes placed in adorable ceramic and wooden figurines. Check out some of Kyoto's cutest foxes, birds, rabbits, and more!
  • Nanzen-ji

    Nanzen-ji is a Zen Buddhist temple in the Higashiyama mountain foothills, and one of the most well-known Rinzai Zen temples in Japan.

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  • Omato Taikai at Sanjūsangen-dō

    January
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    February
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    March
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    April
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    May
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    June
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    July
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    August
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    October
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    November
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