Tag: Star Festival

2013 / Little Tokyo temple to celebrate lunar New Year, Feb 3

Koyasan Buddhist Temple in Little Tokyo will celebrate the New Year of the lunar calendar with an exorcism rite of tossing roasted soybeans or Mame-maki performance on Sunday, Feb. 3. The service for the lunar New Year will start at…

Kyoto Tourist Information: Tanabata Star Festival, Aug 6 – 15

Kyoto Tourist Information: vol. 5 published by Kyoto Tourism Federation in July 2010 From August 6 to 15, 2010, Kyoto will see its first “Kyo-no-Tanabata Star Festival,” which will showcase a unique seasonal atmosphere through a display of light and…