
Jun 26,2017 Limited time offer of lighting in Kyoto? What’s tanabata (star festival) of Kyoto?
[What’s tanabata?]
The story “Tanabata Densetsu (Star Festival Legend) that Orihime (Altar) can meet Hikoboshi (Vega) once a year across the Milky Way at night on July 7 (the lunar calendar August) is known in Japan. In Japan, if the day of Tanabata comes, various strips of paper written wishes on paper are hung with bamboo grass.
[What’s Kyo-no-Tanabata?]
From here, the limited time offer of event “Kyo-no-Tanabata” seen only in Kyoto during the summer will be introduced.
The point that “Kyo-no-Tanabata” differs in the contents of holding time or illuminations by the hall is also one of the charms!
- Horikawa Site
The “Milky Way of light” reproduced by bamboo and LED is recommended.PERIOD: Aug. 5 (Sat.) to 11 (Fri. and public holiday), 2017
ILLUMINATION TIME: 7pm-9:30pm
PLACE: Horikawa promenade (in the vicinity of Oike-dori Street to Ichijo Modori-bashi ) area
※The promenade becomes the one way facing north during the period.
ACCESS:
For train: Take a subway Tozai line and get off at“Nijojo mae Station”
For bus: Take a city bus and get off at “Nijojo mae”
- Kamogawa Site
The symbol wind-bell type lantern of Kamogawa Site is recommended!PERIOD: Aug. 5 (Sat.) to 11 (Fri. and public holiday), 2017
ILLUMINATION TIME: 7pm-9:30pm
PLACE: Komogawa riverbed (Bukkoji-dori Street to Oike-dori Street) area
ACCESS:
Those who use a train:
Take a Keihan train and get off at “Sanjo Station” or “Gion-shijo Station”
Take a Hankyu train of Kyoto line and get off at “Kawaramachi Station”
Take a subway of Tozai line and get off at “Sanjo Keihan Station” or “Kyoto City Hall mae Station”, 5minutes walk
For using a bus:
Take a city bus and get off at “Sanjo Keihan mae” or “Shijo-Kawaramachi”
- Nijo Castle (Nijo-jo) Site
Nijo Castle of the world heritage is illuminated!PERIOD: Aug. 2 (Wed.) to 14 (Mon.), 2017
ILLUMINATION TIME: 7pm-9:30pm (Last admission 9pm)
PLACE: World heritage site Inside of former imperial villa Nijo Castle
※Admission fee required
ACCESS:
For using a train: Take a subway Tozai line and get off at “Nijojo mae Station”
For using a bus: Take a city bus and get off at “Nijojo mae”
- Umekoji Park Site
Illumination of the waterside which imagined the firefly are recommended!PERIOD: Aug. 4 (Fri.) to 13 (Sun.), 2017
ILLUMINATION TIME: 7pm-10pm
PLACE: Umekoji Park
ACCESS:
Those who use a train:
Take a JR Kyoto line and get off at “Kyoto Station”, about 15 minutes on foot
Take a JR Sagano line and get off at “Tanbaguchi Station”, about 15 minutes on foot.
Take a Kintetsu Kyoto line and get off at “Kyoto Station”, about 15 minutes on foot
Take a subway of Karasuma line and get off at “Kyoto Station”, about 15 minutes on foot
For using a bus:
Get off a city bus at “Shichijo-Omiya. Kyoto Aquarium mae”
- Kitano Tenman-gu / Kitano Kamiya-gawa Sites
The illumination of the precincts decorated with Star Festival bamboo grass is recommended!PERIOD: Aug. 5 (Sat.) to 16 (Wed.), 2017
ILLUMINATION TIME: Sunset-9pm
PLACE: Kitano Tenman-gu Shrine, Kitano Kamishichiken, area in front of Kitanomon Gate on Imadegawa Dori, area around the Kitano shopping district and area around Taishogun shopping district
ACCESS:
For using a train: Get off at “Kitano-Hakubaicho Station” of Randen –Kitano line, about 5 minutes on foot.For using a bus:
From JR Kyoto Station, take a city bus #50, 101
From JR Enmachi Station, take a city bus#203
From Keihan Demachi Station, take a city bus#102, 203
Fom subway “Imadegawa Station”, take a city bus #51, 102, 203
From Hankyu Omiya Station, take a city bus #55
From Hankyu Saiin Station, take a city bus #203
From Kintetsu Kyoto Station, take a city bus #50, 101
* Get off any of the above city bus at “Kitano-Tenmangu mae”
- Okazaki Site
Illuminated Otorii (big shrine gate) of Heian shrine is recommended!PERIOD: Aug. 11 (Fri. and public holiday) to 13 (Sun.), 2017
ILLUMINATION TIME: 7pm-9pm
PLACE: Okazaki Park and nearby facilities, etc.
ACCESS: For using a train: Take a subway of Tozai line and get off at“Higashiyama Station”, about 8 minutes on foot.
For using a bus:
Take a city bus and get off at “Okazaki Park Rohm theater Kyoto・Miyako Messe mae”
* City bus [Kyoto Okazaki Loop] that connects Okazaki area and downtown (Kawaramachi Sanjo and Keihan Sanjo Staion) is also convenient.
[Official HP site, Tanabata of Kyoto] http://www.kyoto-tanabata.jp/en/
* Photograph provided by the Kyo-no-Tanabata Executive Committee
* The information is current as of June 2017.