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Ceremony only, No parade due to Covid-19

The Comb Festival ”櫛まつり”

September 26, 2022 All day


Kushi Matsuri or comb festival at Yasui Konpiragu Shrine, features a colorful parade of about 45 women having their hair done in various coiffures representing each era from ancient times to the present day, and in clothes reflecting those eras. After the ceremony which starts from 1 p.m., they parade from the shrine proceeding in the neighborhood of the shrine from around 2 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Yasui Konpiragu Shrine(安井金比羅宮)


Address : 〒605-0823 Kyoto, Higashiyama Ward, Shimobentencho, 70

Admission : Free

Access : 10 minute walk from Gion Shijo station on the Keihan main line.