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Kemari-hajime at Shimogamo Shrine
Mäßig vollKansaiKyoto, Kyoto
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Datum
January 4
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Region
Kansai
Über dieses Fest
Kemari-hajime is the first kemari performance of the year at Shimogamo Shrine, held every January 4 after a Shinto ritual. The Kyoto Kemari Preservation Society performs, with players in eboshi caps kicking a deerskin ball in groups of 6 to 8. JNTO's 2025 events calendar listed a 13:30 start.
Highlights
- ✓Ball game of the Heian-era nobility
- ✓Performed by the Kyoto Kemari Preservation Society
- ✓Players wear eboshi caps and kick a deerskin ball
- ✓Held every January 4 after a Shinto ritual
Anreise
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Demachiyanagi Station (Keihan Line), about 12 minutes on foot; City Bus 4 or 205 to Shimogamo-jinja-mae stop
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