ONE PIECE 20th x KYOTO Other Festivals

## Introduction

There are other festivals or events during the ONE PIECE 20th x KYOTO.

時代祭[Jidai-matsuri] (Festival of the Ages) is one of the Big Three Festivals in Kyoto, and the parade with traditional dresses is planned on Oct.22(Sun) if not heavy rain.

The parades of the festival on the road have some traffic control.

Today, the main event such as the festival parade usually goes on Sunday or holiday, and some other religious rituals and services go on the days before and after that, such as purifying somewhere, someone, something, decoration, offering music, dance, something to eat and drink, playing game and lottery, and so on.

The total festivals usually goes on for a week or more. They are entertainments for tutelary or guardian deities. The people under the protection of the local deities offer their services to show their thanks and pray for divine protection.

The festivals usually have many stalls and mini-game booths in their grounds or approach streets during the festival. The professional stall and booth keepers tour from place to place to join and animate them more and more.

## Oct. 8 (Sun)

### **御香神幸祭: The Goko Shinkosai Festival of Gokonomiya Jinja shrine**

It is the regular autumn festival for Tutelary Deity of Fushimi area. It is also known as the Fushimi Festival. It was originally Chrysanthemum Festival (Double Ninth Festival) on September 9. Today, the parade goes on the second Sunday in October.

##### **Double Ninth Festival**

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double\_Ninth\_Festival

##### **御香宮神社[Gokonomiya Jinja]**

https://www.japanhoppers.com/en/kansai/kyoto/kanko/816/

https://goo.gl/maps/oQ784tDzok52

It was used as the base of Satsuma Clan during the Battle of Toba-Fushimi.

**Access:**

> **City Bus:** @御香宮前[Gokonomiya Mae]
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> **JR [Nara Line]:** @桃山[Momoyama] Station
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> **Keihan:** @伏見桃山[Fushimi Momoyama] Station
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> **Kintetsu [Kyoto Line]:** @桃山御陵前[Momoyama Goryo Mae] Station
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### **春日祭:The Kasuga Festival of 春日神社: Kasuga Jinja Shirine**

http://www.kasuga.or.jp/annual-event/kasugamatsuri/

It is the regular autumn festival for harvest and health. The portable shrine parade starts at 1:00 PM and turns at the crossing of Nishioji-Shijo. There are many street stalls on the Kasuga-Dori between Sanjo and Shijo and the street will be kept free of cars from Oct. 7(Sat) to Oct. 8(Sun).

##### **京都西院 春日神社: Kyoto Saiin Kasuga Jinja**

http://www.kasuga.or.jp/

https://goo.gl/maps/j7eWw1r34kJ2

**Access:**

> **City Bus:** @西大路四条[Nshioji Shijo]
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> **Randen (Keifuku Electric Railroad):** @西院[Sai] Station
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> **Hankyu (Hankyu Railway):** ＠西院[Saiin] Station
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## Oct.9 (Mon) (Sport and Health Day)

### **粟田祭[Awata Matsuri]: The Awata Festival of 粟田神社: Awata Jinja Shrine**

http://awatajinja.jp/prayer/

Awata Matsuri is a long festival from Oct.7(Sat) to 15(Sun).

The eve-parade starts around 4:45PM, Oct.8 (Sun) from 粟田神社[Awata Jinja] to 黒門[Kuromon] of 知恩院[Chion-in], and the parade starts from 粟田神社[Awata Jinja] around 11:45 AM, Oct.9 (Mon).

##### **粟田神社[Awata Jinja]**

http://awatajinja.jp/

https://goo.gl/maps/5ZhgDvw1yKm

##### **知恩院[Chion-in]**

http://www.chion-in.or.jp/e/

https://goo.gl/maps/UtAVGjKdPaG2

**Access:**

##### **@粟田神社[Awata Jinja]**

> **City Bus:** @神宮道[Jingu-michi]
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> **City Subway [Tozai Line]:** @東山[Higashiyama] Station
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##### **@黒門[Kuromon] of 知恩院[Chion-in]**

> **City Bus:** @知恩院前[Chion-in Mae]
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> **City Subway [Tozai Line]:** @東山[Higashiyama] Station
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## Oct. 15 (Sun)

### **天門祭: The Tenmon Festival of 大将軍八神社: Daishogunhachi Jinja Shrine**

http://www.daishogun.or.jp/matsuriyotei.html

It is the regular autumn festival for harvest and health. The portable shrine parade starts at 1:00 PM and turns at the crossing of Taishogun around 3:00 PM

##### **大将軍八神社: Daishogunhachi Jinja Shrine**

http://www.daishogun.or.jp/

https://goo.gl/maps/8jafu9mBGYx

**Access:**

> **City Bus**: @大将軍[Taishogun]
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> **Randen [Kitano Line](Keifuku Electric Railroad):** @北野白梅町[Kitano Hakubai-cho] Station
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### **大相撲京都場所: SUMO TUOR IN KYOTO**

http://oozumou-kyotobasho.com/english/

Sumo Tuor in Kyoto is opend at Shimazu-Arena-Kyoto (Kyoto Prefectual Gym). The doors opens at 8:00 AM and the day's program ends at 3:00 PM with the UMITORISHIKI.

##### **Shimazu Arena Kyoto (Kyoto Prefectual Gym)**

http://www.kyoto-furitutaiikukan.jp/

https://goo.gl/maps/meXrNSvkNAn

**Ticket:**

##### **Ticket Oosumo: SUMO TUOR IN KYOTO**

http://sumo.pia.jp/event.do?eventCd=1721115

##### **Ticket Oosumo**

http://sumo.pia.jp/en/

**Access:**

> **City Bus**: @大将軍[Taishogun]
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> **Randen [Kitano Line](Keifuku Electric Railroad):** @北野白梅町[Kitano Hakubai-cho] Station
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## Oct. 22 (Sun)

### **時代祭[Jidai-Matsuri/Jidai-sai]: The Festival of 平安神宮: Heianjingu shrine**

http://www.heianjingu.or.jp/festival/jidaisai.html

The parade starts at 0:00 PM from 堺町御門[Sakaimachi Gomon] of 京都御所[Kyoto Gosho] and returns about 2:30 PM to 応天門「Outenmon] of 平安神宮[Heian Jingu]. You can see them at Karasuma Oike Station about 12:50 PM and at Kyoto City Hall about 1:20 PM.

##### **京都御所[Kyoto Gosho]:Kyoto Imperial Palace**

https://sankan.kunaicho.go.jp/english/guide/kyoto.html

https://goo.gl/maps/x1H1NQ4BP812

##### **Imperial Household Agency**

https://sankan.kunaicho.go.jp/english/index.html

##### **平安神宮: Heianjingu shrine**

http://www.heianjingu.or.jp/

https://goo.gl/maps/kFTB9rRZRaQ2

##### **About the Parade**

http://www.heianjingu.or.jp/festival/parade.html

##### **The Route of the Parade**

http://www.heianjingu.or.jp/festival/jidai\_line.html

##### **Jidai-matsuri (KYOTO desigh)**

https://kyoto-design.jp/special/jidaimatsuri

##### **@堺町御門[Sakai-machi Gomon] of 京都御所[Kyoto Gosho](Kyoto Imperial Palace)**

> **City Bus:** @烏丸丸太町[Karasuma Maruta-machi]
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> **City Subway [Karasuma Line]:** @丸太町[Maruta-machi]
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##### **@応天門「Outenmon] of 平安神宮[Heian Jingu](Heian-jingu Shrine)**

> **City Bus:** @岡崎公園　美術館・平安神宮前[Okazaki Kouen, Bijutsukan, Heian-jingu Mae]
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> **City Subway [Touzai Line]:** @東山[Higashi-yama] Station
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## Other

The above are in the ONE PIECE 20th event area. You can find other exciting festivals and interesting events there;

##### **Events Schedule (Kyoto City Official Travel Guide)**

http://kyoto.travel/en/planyourvisit/events

##### **Inside Kyoto**

https://www.insidekyoto.com/

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