Kyoto Arashiyama Mifune Festival
The harmony of fresh green and the vermilion of the boats creates a wonderful picture of peace.
This festival was started in 1928 to commemorate the Showa Great Exhibition as an extension ritual for the annual festival. Multiple boats are floated on the Oigawa River in Arashiyama, recreating the boat play from the Heian period when the deity, Lord Kiyohara no Taira, flourished. The dragon-head boat, the geese-head boat, and the companion boats dedicated to Gagaku and Bugaku beautifully contrast with the fresh green of the Oigawa River in May. There will be no procession from Kuramae Shrine or Togetsukyo Bridge, tea ceremony, or service as 'Sei Shonagon'. To prevent congestion, specific locations will remain undisclosed.
Oigawa River (near upstream of Togetsukyo Bridge)
Kyofu Electric Railway, Hankyu Railway, Kyoto Bus, City Bus 'Arashiyama' station
- Date & Time
- 5/18(Sun)
- Note
- Held on the third Sunday of May. From around 13:00 at the Oigawa River (upstream of Togetsukyo Bridge) in Arashiyama for "Shinji & Boat Play". Ends around 15:00. Start and end times may vary. The event is planned to be held rain or shine.
- Venue
- Oigawa River (near upstream of Togetsukyo Bridge)
- Address
- Nakanoshima, Saga-Arashiyama, Ukyo Ward, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture
- Free
- Free admission
- parking
- Due to expected congestion, public transportation is recommended.
- Access (Public)
- Kyofu Electric Railway, Hankyu Railway, Kyoto Bus, City Bus 'Arashiyama' station
- Contact
- 075-861-0039 （Kuramae Shrine "Cultural Promotion Association"）
