Baikasai Plum Blossom Festival at Kitano Tenmangu
Sehr vollKansaiKyoto, Kyoto
Datum
February 25
Region
Kansai
Über dieses Fest
Baikasai is held at Kitano Tenmangu in Kyoto on February 25, the day of the annual memorial for Sugawara no Michizane, and the shrine says it has about 900 years of history. On the same day, geiko and maiko of Kamishichiken serve tea at an open-air tea gathering in the Funade Garden, a custom that began in 1952 in reference to Toyotomi Hideyoshi's Kitano tea gathering. The shrine's plum garden holds about 1,500 trees of 50 varieties.
Highlights
- ✓Ritual offering with white and red plum sprigs
- ✓Open-air tea served by Kamishichiken geiko and maiko
- ✓Tea gathering held since 1952
- ✓Plum garden of about 1,500 trees in 50 varieties
Anreise
Kitano Tenmangu-mae bus stop (city bus 50 from JR Kyoto Station, about 35 minutes); about 5 minutes on foot from Kitano-Hakubaicho Station on the Keifuku line
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