\n
\nTime:
\n13:00~
\nVenue:
\nShimogamo Shrine
\n
\n
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/media\/koi\/sites\/10\/20190429_yabusame.jpg\")
\n <\/p>\n
\u2606It sounds luxurious! What is \u201cGolden Week\u201d?<\/p>\n
Golden week is a week-long holiday in early May.
\nIt includes four national holidays,starting with Showa Day on April 29th and ending with Children\u2019s Day on May 5th.
\nHowever, this year is exceptional.
\n
\nThe Emperor is scheduled to abdicate on April 30, followed by the ascension to the throne of the new Emperor on May 1 which will be made a national holiday. As a result, April 30 and May 2 will also become national holidays (because according to law, a day between two holidays also becomes a holiday), creating an unprecedented, consecutive 10-day holiday from April 27 to May 6.
\n
\nTrains, airports and sightseeing spots get very crowded during Golden Week, and accommodation in tourist areas can get booked out well in advance.
\n
\nThere is never happened all stores are close, but instead of open during GW, most stores planned to close after GW.
\nSo if you worry about that, please check their HP in advance.
\n <\/p>\n
Considered one of the three most important festivals in Kyoto, the Aoi Matsuri takes place on the 15th of May each year.
\nIt is held by the important Kamo Shrines, Kamigamo Shrine and Shimogamo Shrine.
\n
\nLeading up to the Aoi Matsuri are many interesting and exciting pre-rituals and ceremonies.
\n <\/p>\n
Kamo Kurabeuma Ashie Soroe Ritual is a kind of reharsal for the Kamo Kurabeuma, occurs at Kamigamo Shrine on May 5th.
\n
\nTime:
\n13:00~
\nVenue:
\nKamigamo Shrine
\n <\/p>\n
Yabusame contests are usually held in the grounds of Shinto Shrines, because the events are staged primarily for the entertainment of the kami (gods\/deities). The entertainment of the human onlookers is secondary. Sumo is another sport that has its roots in kami entertainment.
\n
\nTime:
\n13:00~
\nVenue:
\nShimogamo Shrine
\n
\n
\n <\/p>\n
The Saio was a young female member of the imperial family who served as the high priestess of the Kamo Shrines.
\nAn unmarried woman from Kyoto is selected each year to serve as Saio.
\nShe must go through purification ceremonies before the festival, and is taken through the procession on a palanquin.
\n
\nTime:
\n10:00~
\nVenue:
\nShimogamo Shrine
\n <\/p>\n
A group of archers wearing period costumes shoot arrows to ward off evil in a purification ritual.
\n
\nTime:
\n10:00~
\nVenue:
\nShimogamo Shrine
\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/media\/koi\/sites\/10\/20190429_aoi2.jpg\")
\n <\/p>\n
The Kamo Kurabeuma is said to be the origin of horse racing in Japan.
\nTwo men in traditional cloth ride on the horses and race each other to hope peaceful and rich harvest.
\n
\nTime:
\n13:00~
\nVenue:
\nKamigamo Shrine
\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/kyonaka-gozan.kyoto\/media\/koi\/sites\/10\/20190429_kamokurabe1.jpg\")
\n <\/p>\n
Kamigamo Shrine<\/strong> The number of tourists has increased in Kyoto. \u30fbYou have to wait for the popular restaurant for several hours. KoI app. help you out this matter. Download here\u2193\u2193
\n39 Kamigamo Motoyama, Kita-ku, Kyoto
\nCity bus 4,9 \u201cKamigamo jinja mae\u201d or \u201cKamigamo misono bashi\u201d
\n15 minute walk from \u201cKitayama St.\u201d on Karasuma Subway line
\n
\nShimogamo Shrine<\/strong>
\n59 Izumikamo cho, Sakyo ku, Kyoto
\nCity Bus 4,205 \u201cShimogamo jinja mae\u201d or \u201cTadasu no mori mae\u201d
\n12 minute walk from \u201cDemachiyanagi St.\u201d on Keihan line
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\nTransportation and sightseeing spots get more crowded during Golden Week.<\/p>\n
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