Hilma

Where Hilma would send you

1. 1 Adashino Nenbutsu-ji Attraction Aug 29
   Adashino Nenbutsu-ji

   The temple sits high on the northwest ridge, a place that has held the dead since the Heian period, when bodies were left here exposed to the elements.

2. 2 Sento Kuyo (Thousand Lantern Offering) Event Aug 29
   Sento Kuyo (Thousand Lantern Offering)

   Aug 29 – Aug 30 ended

   At dusk, volunteers begin lighting candles among the stones. By full dark, the whole hillside glimmers — each flame small and unremarkable alone, but together they make a galaxy.

   Adashino Nenbutsu-ji
3. 3 Atago Furumichi Toboshi Lantern Light-up Event Aug 29
   Atago Furumichi Toboshi Lantern Light-up

   Aug 29 – Aug 30 ended

   Small handmade paper lanterns.

   Saga Toriimoto street
4. 4 Emperor Saga Memorial Festival Event Aug 29
   Emperor Saga Memorial Festival

   Aug 30 ended

   Free, last weekend.

   Umenomiya Taisha
5. 5 Ukiyo-e Super Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi Exhibition Event Aug 29
   Ukiyo-e Super Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi Exhibition

   Jul 18 – Sep 23 ended

   The man who inspired manga before manga existed — his dynamic warrior prints and ghost scenes are unreal.

   Kyoto City KYOCERA Museum of Art
6. 6 Marimekko: Art of Printmaking Event Aug 29
   Marimekko: Art of Printmaking

   Jul 4 – Sep 6 ended

   Finnish textile prints meeting Kyoto's own craft sensibility — a lovely cross-cultural pairing.

   The Museum of Kyoto
7. 7 Shoujuin Temple Attraction Aug 29
   Shoujuin Temple

   Shoujuin Temple's 2,000 glass wind chimes (through Sep 30).

8. 8 Heian-jingu Attraction Aug 29
   Heian-jingu

   Heian-jingu's Tanabata Wind Chimes (through Aug 31).