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Nagashi-bina (Doll Floating) at Shimogamo Shrine
Medium crowdKansaiKyoto, Kyoto
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Date
March 3
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Region
Kansai
About this festival
Shimogamo Shrine marks the Hinamatsuri doll festival on March 3 with Nagashi-bina, in which small dolls are set afloat on the Mitarashi River in the Tadasu no Mori woods. Kyoto's tourism site explains that the dolls are placed on boats made of straw and floated downstream to pray for the health of children.
Highlights
- โSmall dolls set afloat on straw boats on the Mitarashi River
- โHeld in the Tadasu no Mori woods at Shimogamo Shrine
- โOffered as a prayer for the health of children
- โShrine gates open at 6:30
Getting There
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Demachiyanagi Station (Keihan Line), about 12 minutes on foot
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