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Zuiki Matsuri (Kitano Tenmangu)
Medium crowdKansaiKyoto, Kyoto
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Date
October 1-5
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Region
Kansai
About this festival
Autumn harvest festival at Kitano Tenmangu where the mikoshi shrine is decorated entirely with seasonal vegetables including the namesake 'zuiki' (taro stems). A rare vegetable-themed festival with 1,000-year roots.
Highlights
- ✓Vegetable-decorated mikoshi
- ✓1,000-year harvest tradition
- ✓Kitano Tenmangu setting
- ✓Kyoto autumn atmosphere
Getting There
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Kitano-Tenmangu-mae bus stop (from KyotoPR Station, bus 50 or 101)
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