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Monday, October 18, 2010

JIDAI-MASTURI FESTIVAL KYOTO






One of the three great festivals in Kyoto.

DATE:22/OCT(FRI)
TIME:12:00~ KYOTO IMPERIAL PALACE

A procession of thousands people dressed in ancient costumes, representing different epochs of Kyoto's 1200 year history.
Starts from Kyoto Imperial Palace at 12 noon and proceeds through the city main streets, passes along Karasuma-Oike at about 12:50pm and reaches Heian Shrine at 2:30pm.
The procession is long and it goes on for about an hour.
Should it rain, it will be postponed until the next day.

One of the points(Sanjyo-Kawaramachi)
where you can see them is only 5 min walk from
KYOTO HOSTEL

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