Geisha performances and coming Aoi Festival!

“Traditional Geisha Performance in spring, Kyoto”

Apr 1st - Apr 30th MIYAKO ODORI 3min walk from the hostel

May 1st - May 24th KAMOGAWA ODORI 10 min walk from the hostel

“Light Up Event in spring, Kyoto”

Sunset - 9:30 PM until Early May "Kodai-ji Zen Temple" 15 min walk from the hostel

“Aoi Matsuti (One of 3 biggest Festival in Kyoto)”

This is the annual festival of Shimogamo - jinja Shrine and Kamigamo - jinja Shrine. Its actual name is Kamo Festival. Along with the Gion Festival and the Jidai Matsuri (Festival of Ages), it is one of the three big festivals in Kyoto. Featured is a gorgeous parade in the style of the ancient Heian Court. Everything in the parade is adorned with the hollyhock leaf crest, also called "aoi" _ thus the name of the festival. The parade leaves the Kyoto Imperial Palace at 10:30 in the morning. The 700-meter-long parade passes Shimogamo - jinja Shrine and heads for Kamigamo - jinja Shrine Shrine. 

↓↓↓Ｒelated Events↓↓↓

★May 3rd Yabusame Shinji @ Shimogamo Shrine

(Traditional Japanese mounted archery in the mysterious forest of Kedashi)

★May 4th Kobudo Hono @ Shimogamo Shrine

(Performance of traditional Japanese martial arts ex. Naginata, Kendo, Jujutsu, etc.)

★May 5th Kamokurabe Uma @ Kamikamo Shrine

(Traditional Japanese horse racing)

★May 5th Busha Shinji @ Shimogamo Shrine

(Heian stlyle ground archery)

★May 12th Mikage Matsuri @ Shimogamo Shrine

(Heian style march and shrine rituals)

★May 15th Aoi Matsuri from Shimogamo Shrine to KamikamoShrine

(Main march in Heian costumes, one of 3 biggest Festival in Kyoto!!!)

Come stay with us and check them out ;)

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Visit kyoto Between April 12th ~ April 25th 2010

Have you  alreday plan  your trip to kyoto or you visiting kyoto between April 12th and 25th 2010
There a lot events going down in kyoto   around this season we have selected few  which might interested   travellers visting kyoto ---- Check the list below !

* Monday April 12-  Myoren-ji Temple 
Open market for kimono and loads of antiques -Best bet for  cheap souvenir
Hours : 9.00am - 17.00pm



 * Thursday April 15 - Chion-ji Temple
 One of kyoto`s finest handicraft bazar with incredible prices & good bargains
 Hours : 8:00am  - 16:00pm


* Wednesday Apil 21 - To-ji Temple
Big flee market and bazar for almost everything and god place to grab nice souvenir
Hours : 7:00am - 17:00pm



* Sunday  Apil 25- Kitano Tenmangu Shrine
Huge  flee market & bazar  at Tenjin-san must go early to avoid rush on holidays
Hours : 7:00am - 16:30pm

Always try and get good bargains  and  some nice  souvenir at the market .
If you need more information  about this events you ask our staff at the front desk  of
bakpak kyoto hostel or the gion hostel or contact the kyoto tourism information

whats going on in kyoto

Its warm and crazy in kyoto , with all the geisha and the maiko and the geisha and maiko wana be running about alongside the tourists as well .
The sakura is also blooming with many cherry bloosoom trees all over the place with many people taking snapshots and hanging around on parks and along the kamogawa river banks .
Its a good time for picnics and chilling with freinds and making new ones .
If you dying to take pictures of geisha or maiko this is the best times because they are all over the place especially around the gion areas and around the bakpak gion and kyoto hostels .
They are always trooping around the hostels with their make ups and coloured nice clothings .
Just keep your fingers cross and hang around and you will be lucky to take a picture with a geisha .
You can aslo see the geisha performing at the gion corner its also nice and well recomemded .
For more information visit their website and do not hesitate to ask the staff at the bakpak kyoto hostels .