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Jidai Matsuri

Kyoto's Festival of the Ages, a costumed procession of some 2,000 people through a thousand years of Japanese history, ending at Heian Shrine.

Photo: Rainer Haeßner · CC BY-SA 3.0
When
October 22
Where
Kyoto
Our full guide to Jidai Matsuri is being written. It's on the Kansai list as If You're Nearby among festivals, events and seasons.

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About 0.6 miles away

Japan's old capital, with Fushimi Inari's gates, geisha, Kinkaku-ji and quiet gardens.

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Nara

About 23 miles away

Tame deer around the world's largest wooden building, with its giant Buddha.

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Osaka

About 27 miles away

Japan's kitchen, with Dotonbori's neon and street food, and a grand castle.

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