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هذا الدليل باللغة الإنجليزية حاليًا، والنسخة العربية قيد الإعداد.

نوفمبر 2026

Leaves, lanterns and temple markets

Key dates

1–10 Nov · Gion Odori

3 Nov · Culture Day

8 Nov · Hitaki-sai

7–8 Nov · Momiji Matsuri

15 Nov · Shichi-go-san

21 Nov · Kōbō-san

23 Nov · Labour Thanksgiving

~24 Nov · Leaf peak

25 Nov · Tenjin-san

Festivals & holidays

1–10 November · Gion Odori

The Gion Higashi geiko dance programme at Gion Kaikan, 1–10 November 2026.

3 November · Culture Day

A national holiday (Tuesday). Expect a crowded long weekend at temples and on trains.

8 November · Hitaki-sai

Fushimi Inari’s fire festival, held every year on 8 November (a Sunday in 2026): prayer sticks burned in three sacred bonfires.

7–8 November · Arashiyama Momiji Matsuri

Costumed boats and traditional performances on the Ōi River by Togetsukyō bridge, 11:30–17:00 both days. Cancelled in rain.

15 November · Shichi-go-san

Families bring children in kimono to shrines to pray for health. Be discreet with cameras.

23 November · Labour Thanksgiving Day

A Monday holiday, making 21–23 November one of the busiest weekends of the year.

26 November · Kitano Tenmangu

Thursday. A tea-jar procession leaves the first torii at 10:45 and the Kuchikiri rite opens the new tea for the 1 December tea offering.

Markets this month

Hyakumanben

Hyakumanben Tezukuri-ichi

A handmade craft market at Chion-ji temple on 15 November (Sunday).

21 November · Kōbō-san at Tō-ji

Saturday this year; arrive early for antiques and textiles.

Kamigyo

Kitano Tenmangu · Tenjin-san

A flea market on the 25th (Wednesday); combine with the maple garden illumination.

Autumn illuminations 2026

Higashiyama

Kōdai-ji night viewing

Lit gardens and bamboo grove, 23 October–13 December.

Tō-ji illumination

The five-storey pagoda above lit maples, 31 October–13 December.

Higashiyama

Shōren-in night viewing

Thousands of blue lights in the garden, 7 November–6 December.

Eikan-dō night illumination

Pond and hillside maples, 20 November–6 December.

Kiyomizu-dera night viewing

The stage and pagoda lit against the city, 21–30 November.

Weathernews (8 October 2026) forecasts the Arashiyama peak around 24 November, later than usual. City-centre maples often hold into early December.

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