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Hatsu Uma Festival at Fushimi Inari Shrine, Feb. 6
This grand festival is held from 8:00; The festival is based on the legend that the shrine deity, Inari (protector of grains, especially...
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Nankinmachi (Kobe Chinatown)
Nankinmachi is a compact chinatown in central Kobe and a center of the Chinese community in the Kansai Region. The area was developed by...
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Setsubun at Mibu-dera in Kyoto
February 3 As Setsubun marks the day before spring, it was formerly thought of as a new years eve, and thus accompanied by a special...
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Setsubun Sai, Yasaka Shrine, February 2nd & 3rd
Setsubun Getting rid of misfortune & welcoming spring February 3rd, which is one day before Risshun (the first day of spring according...
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Tawaraya Ryokan, Kyoto
Tawaraya is the finest ryokan in Kyoto and, arguably, the finest in all Japan. Private gardens and incredible attention to detail make it...