• Plum Festival at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

    Kitano-Tenmangu Shrine hosts the annual Plum Festival on Feb 25, featuring beautiful plum blossoms and a special outdoor tea ceremony, Baikasai.

  • Zuiki Festival at Kitano Tenmangu Shrine

    Zuiki Festival at Kitano-Tenmangu Shrine is held in appreciation for the year's grain harvest. You can enjoy the parade of portable shrines around the shrine.

  • Nada Fighting Festival

    Nada Fighting Festival is the popular festival in Himeji City. The portable shrines are jolted awhen carried on the shoulders of the men in the parade.

  • Jidai Matsuri Festival (時代祭り)

    The highlight of Jidai Matsuri is about 2,000 people dressed in costumes representing various eras of Kyoto’s 1,200-year history parade through the city.