Kyoto Arashiyama Hanatouro 2010

Do you know the Arashiyama Hanatouro?
This event is a light up the arashiyama area by Japanese lamps.

Date : December 10th – 19th, 2010.
Time : 17:00 ~ 20:30

Follows is a part of Arashiyama Hanatouro, please check!










Follows picture is a Arashiyama Hanatouro of last year.
http://kyoto-ryokan.blogspot.com/2009/12/arashiyama-hanatouro-2009.html
http://kyoto-ryokan.blogspot.com/2009/12/arashiyama-hanatouro-2009-part2.html
Hanatouro official site.
http://www.hanatouro.jp/e/arashiyama/index.html

A traditional summer event on 16 August 2010

This is holy event, “Gozan Okuribi” is called in Japan.
(A Five Mountain Send-off Bonfire is called in English)

There is a BON in Japan.
Ancestral souls return to their home in BON period.
16 August is final day of BON period, and this day people send their ancestral souls for their world.
Gozan Okuribi fire is landmark of soul’s world entrance.
Ancestral souls return to their world from BON fire.

Therefore BON fire is holy fire.
When Japanese people see the BON fire, people match their hands.
Match hands is called “Gaasyou” in Japan.


↑This is DAIMONJI.


↑This is TORIIGATA.

Date : 16 August 2009
Time : 20:00 ~ 20:20
From: Arashiyama

ARASHIYAMA MONKEY PARK IWATAYAMA

ARASHIYAMA MONKEY PARK IWATAYAMA is Japanese monkey zoo.
It can be seen only here in Kyoto and there are about 170 of Japanese monkeys.

IWATAYAMA is small mountain, you walk to go up mountain road.
It takes 20minutes walk to go up mountain road, you can see a fine view place of Kyoto city.
This fine view place is no cage, you can see a mode of Japanese monkey life before very eyes.


It is possible to make Japanese monkeys take to feeding.
※monkey’s feed cost is 100yen.

About Japanese monkey life,
The span of Japanese monkey life is about 30years old.
In past, a most advanced age’s monkey is 33years and 10months old in this park.
This monkey is female, female monkey is long life than male monkey.

About Japanese monkey’s child,
If you visit the ARASHIYAMA MONKEY PARK IWATAYAMA during April to July, maybe you can see a child monkey!



Please attention,
Monkeys are aiming your bag and food.
Don’t have an eye contact to monkeys, sometimes monkeys get angry with eye contact.

Place : It takes 2minutes walk from Togetsutei.
Take a seeing time : about 1hour.
Charge : adult 550yen, under 15years old child 250yen, under 3years old child free.
Time : 9:00~17:00 ※November 21th ~ march 14th 9:00~16:00
Period : It is open throughout the year.
※there is a case to be cancelled by weather and etc.

Arashiyama Hanatouro 2009 part2

Hanatouro is opening in Arashiyama Kyoto now.

Arashiyama Hanatouro 2009

11-20 December, in our area Arashiyama-Sagano of Kyoto will open Arashiyama Hanatouro 2009.

This event is light up this area by Japanese lamp.

Time : 17:00 to 20:30.

Please look this site.

http://www.hanatouro.jp/e/arashiyama/index.html

MOMIJI festival in Arashiyama 2009

Yesterday 8 November, it was open MOMIJI festival in Arashiyama.

This festival continues since 1947 and praises the beauty of colored leaves and gives thanks to gods.

However, time goes by, there is the influence of the global warming.

Most of the colored leaves are not seen in this period yet.

Recently years, it starts to turn red a leaves on middle Novembvr.


Sorry my English.

Down river cruise in Arashiyama

Down river cruise “Hozugawa - kudari”

There is a big river in Arashiyama.
This river which is called Katsura-river, the river’s upper from Togetsu-kyo bridge is called Ooi-river, more upper from Ooi-river is called Hodu-river.

Originally this river was got ready with wood as a raft to carry it to the lower part of a river, navigates it as sightseeing ship they use the waterway now, and to enjoy a scene and a fast flowing stream.

This sightseeing ship is called Hodugawa-kudari.

Down river cruise will start from Kameoka.

Please enjoy, feel a thrill in the strong flow by handling of wonderful pole of men called a Sendou.

And please enjoy too, calm flow and wonderful scenery of ravine overflows naturally.

The ship will arrive at Arashiyama after enjoying 1hour and half’s down river cruise.
Enjoy sightseeing of Arashiyama immediately after down river cruise.

Start time: 9:00, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:30.
※Saturday, Sunday and Holiday’s start time is irregular.

Price: Adult 3,900yen, Child 2,500yen, under 4years old is free.

Period: 10th March – 30th November.

Access:

Route1 (recommendation)
Sagano sightseeing tram course.
Tram Saga station near JR Saga-Arashiyama station → Tram Kameoka station (the third station, about 20minutes passed) → bus ride (about 15minites bus ride) → start place of Hodugawa-kudari.
Tram’s cost is Adult 600yen.
Bus’s cost is 270yen.

Route2
JR Saga-Arasiyama station → JR Kameoka station (the third station, about 10minutes passed) → about 8minutes walk for start place of Hodugawa-kudari.
Cost is 190yen.

Please enjoy.

A traditional summer event on 16 August 2009

This traditional summer event to be called Gozan Okuri-bi.

This traditional event represents the end of summer in Kyoto.

On August 16th, at five mountain locations, Japanese letter shaped areas are set alight to guide sprits back after visiting their old homes.

That sentence quotation from pamphlet of Kyoto Prefectural Government publication.

First fire is Daimonji on Mt nyoigatake.

Second fire is Myouhou on Mt nisi and Mt higashi.

Third fire is Funagata on Mt myoukenn.

Fourth fire is HidariDaimonnji on Mt daimonnji.

Fainal fire is our area Arashiyama on Mt mandara, can you see a holy fire.

Date : 16 August 2009

Time : 20:20
From: Hourinji-temple

UKAI, Cormorant fishing of Arashiyama 2009

Arashiyama has a long history of using this method of cormorant fishing among the local expert fishermen. So what exactly is Cormorant fishing, you might wonder. This ancient method had been practiced since the beginning of Kyoto reining as the ancient capitol. First what they did was attach string to the large black seabirds, the cormorant, and release them into the river from the boat. The fish are caught by the cormorants and before they can swallow the fish, they are pulled out from the water and stored. An old local method of catching river trout. This practice was thought to be an amazing talent and was acknowledged by the Omiyabito (Heian era court nobles). They enjoyed watching by starting a bonfire and ordering the cormorant fishing to continue into the night. This was the start of the seasonal event of summer. Today, this method of fishing is not practiced so much, but as a traditional seasonal event of the summer, it will be specially demonstrated for the many people from all around the globe. You can sit on the actual boats, see this amazing event right up by the action, and enjoy the cool summer breeze and traditional atmosphere of a spectacular night in Kyoto.



When: July 1st - September 15th (August 16th is a holiday)
Boarding times (1hr ride): July and August: 7:00pm, 8:00pm, September: 6:30pm, 7:30pm
Fare:
Regular attraction: Adult (1,700 Yen), Children 4 - 12 (850 Yen)
Special attraction: Adult (2,000 Yen). Children 4 - 12 (1,000 Yen)
*Numbers for the special attraction is limited.

Kyougen night in Daikakuji temple 2009 March

Do you know the Kyogen?
Kyougen is one of the Japanese traditional arts from the history over 650 years ago.
Kyogen is called Noh comedy in English.
Kyogen is part of Noh, but Kyogen is formed as one thing now.

Kyogen's actor is succeeded their boy by their father (patrimonal), they were keeping and protecting their traditional arts and they were changing their style to be correcting in the present age.

Kyogen's actor wraps the body in Kimono and plays funny content.

This event was played by SHIGEYAMA Kyougen family, they keep and protect their tradition in Kyoto.

This event's place is Daikakuji temple with keep and protect their tradition and the histry too.
Daikakuji temple is noble temple, with having strongly relations Japanese royal family.

It held the Kyogen in Daikakuji temple's hall, after night special visit and the sermon of the high priest.

The Daikakuji of traditional temple, the SHIGEYAMA Kyogen of traditonal arts and the Togetsutei's traditional Kyo-Kaiseki dinner!
It was wonderful night of Kyoto.


SHIGEYAMA Kyougen, Noh comedy.




Daikakuji temple.

Kyoto Arashiyama Hanatouro 2008

The word, Hanatouro is made two words, Hana mean flower, it is called Ikebana flower arrangement is displayed in spots Saga-Arashiyama area, and touro mean lighted up road, it is lighted up the Saga-Arashiyama area’s road by Japanese lamp.

Highlight is lighted up Togetsukyou bridge, bamboo forest, Saga-Arashiyama’s nature and flower arrangement.

Please enjoy Kyoto Arashiyama’s night.

Date from 12, Decenber to 21, Decenber.
Time 17:00 to 20:30.


Togetsukyou bridge


Bamboo forest

Hanatouro’s perfect English website.
http://www.hanatouro.jp/e/index_a.html

Kyougen in Togetsutei

A Noh comedy called Kyougen is traditional entertainment of ancient Japan.

Originally this traditional art were part of Noh, but now Kyougen is becoming the independent art

Kyougen is simple, plain, and fun.

Would you feel the Kyougen?
You will surely feel Japanese tradition!

Next time Kyougen.
Planning March 2009.

Thank you for your time.
Sorry my English.