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Shimai-Tenjin at Kitano Tenmangu
High crowdKansaiKyoto, Kyoto
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Date
December 25, 2026
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Region
Kansai
About this festival
Shimai-Tenjin is the last Tenjin-ichi market of the year at Kitano Tenmangu, held on December 25. The shrine holds a Tenjin market on the 25th of every month, and on this day there are more stalls than usual and many worshippers come to close the year.
Highlights
- โLast monthly Tenjin market of the year
- โMore stalls than on a usual 25th
- โHeld on the 25th of every month
- โKitano Tenmangu, Kamigyo Ward
Getting There
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Kitano-Hakubaicho Station (Keifuku Randen), about 5 minutes on foot; City Bus 50 from JR Kyoto Station (about 35 minutes) to Kitano Tenmangu-mae
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