葵祭ツアー・旅行2026
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Kyoto 3 Great Festivals: Kyoto Gozan Okuribi
What is the Aoi Festival?
Date: May. 15th every year (postponed to the day after if it rains)
葵祭（イメージ）©京都市観光協会
葵祭は京都三大祭のひとつで、わが国の祭のうち最も優雅で古趣に富んだ祭として知られています。
賀茂御祖神社（下鴨神社）と賀茂別雷神社（上賀茂神社）の例祭で平安時代以来、国家的な行事として行われてきたので、わが国の祭のなかでも、数少ない王朝風俗の伝統が残されています。
古典行列は平安貴族そのままの姿で列をつくり、京都御所を出発、総勢500名以上の風雅な行列が下鴨神社を経て、上賀茂神社へ向かいます。
<Highlights of the Aoi Festival>
The highlight of the Aoi Festival is the Roto no Gi (procession), where the procession departs from the Kyoto Imperial Palace dressed as Heian aristocrats. The elegant imperial procession, consisting of over 500 people, 36 horses, 4 oxen, 2 oxcarts, and 1 palanquin, proceeds with views of the peaks of Higashiyama and Kitayama in the distance, and can be seen traveling for about 8 kilometers.
