When the 25th of the month comes along it's time for the monthly flea market held around Kitano Tenmangū, one of the most famous shrines in Kyoto.

Kōdai-ji was founded in 1606 in honor of the Sengoku period warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi by his legal wife Nene, who took the tonsure and become a Buddhist nun after her husband’s death.

One of Kyoto's top three festivals, the Jidai Matsuri, is known for including famous figures from Japanese history... but just what makes them so famous?