Omato Archery Tournament at Sanjusangendo (Toshiya)
Medium crowdKansaiKyoto, Kyoto
Date
Mid-January (2027 date not yet announced)
Region
Kansai
About this festival
The Sanjusangendo Omato national archery tournament is a New Year archery event inspired by the Edo-period Toshiya tradition, held on the temple grounds in Higashiyama Ward. About 2,000 archers from across Japan take part, and the 2026 edition was held on Sunday, January 18, while the 2025 edition was listed for January 12. JNTO's calendar listed admission as free.
Highlights
- โAbout 2,000 archers from across Japan
- โAdmission listed as free by JNTO
- โWomen's competition in formal kimono
- โHeld on the same day as the Yoji-no-okaji blessing
Getting There
Municipal bus 206 or 208 from JR Kyoto Station to the Hakubutsukan Sanjusangendo-mae stop
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