Arashiyama Lantern Floating

The Arashiyama Lantern Floating event began in 1949 as a way to comfort the spirits of the war dead by offering lanterns. During the Obon festival, there is a custom to welcome ancestors and devote rituals to them, and once the Obon ends, they are sent off to the Pure Land. This lantern floating event is also one of the sending-off rituals. The spirits of our ancestors ride the floating lanterns back to the Pure Land. On the day of the event, you can see the large character and torii-shaped sending fire from the vicinity of the venue. Why not immerse yourself in the ethereal world along with the once-a-year lantern floating?

Map & Location

Details about Arashiyama Lantern Floating

Date & Time

8/16(Sat) 19:00～21:00

Note

Reception from around noon to 8:30 PM, Lantern floating from 7 PM to 9 PM, River Seigan Ritual from 7 PM

Venue

Arashiyama Nakanojima Park (Kyoto Prefectural Arashiyama Park)

Address

Naka-no-shima-cho, Saga, Ukyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture

Fee

1500 yen per lantern (includes one Mizutoba: additional Mizutoba is 300 yen each)

parking

Due to expected traffic congestion, please use public transportation as much as possible

Access (Public)

About a 6-minute walk from Hankyu Arashiyama Station and Arashiyama Station on the Randen, about a 15-minute walk from JR Saga-Arashiyama Station

Contact

080-5307-1060 （Saga Buddhist Federation）

URL

https://buttorenmei.sakura.ne.jp/