Kyoto, Japan - October 22, 2024 People in historical costumes leave the Kyoto Gyoen National Garden in Kyoto during the Jidai Matsuri (Festival of the Ages) parade on Oct. 22, 2024. The Worst ...

The Jidai Matsuri on October 22 pays homage to Kyoto's 1,200-year history, from the Meiji through the Heian periods, with 2,000 people parading in period costumes. The festival shows the Kyotoites ...

KYOTO -- The Jidai Matsuri, one of the three major festivals ... in an order that goes back in time from the Meiji era. The festival was first held in 1895, when Heian Jingu Shrine was built ...

KYOTO--The “Jidai Matsuri” (Festival of the Ages), with its iconic history-themed costume parade, will be held here in all its glory for the first time in three years, organizers announced.

Japan’s former capital Kyoto plays host to numerous well-known festivals that attract tourists to the area, including the Aoi Festival, the Jidai Festival, and the Gozan no Okuribi.

Embers spark into the night like ... no shortage of matsuri (festivals), but unlike the formalized Gion and stately Jidai festivals in the city proper, the Kurama Fire Festival retains a spirit ...