- The Most Spectacular Setsubun Festival in Kyoto -

DATE:   February 2-3, 2007 February 2
13:00 - Dance by Ponto-cho Kabu-kai followed
by a bean-throwing ceremony
14:00 - Court music and dance
by Yasaka Gagaku-kai followed by a bean-throwing ceremony
15:00 - Dance by Miyagawa-cho Kabu-kai followed
by a bean-throwing ceremony February 3
11:00 - Imayou song and dance
by Nihon Imayou Uta Bugaku-kai followed
by a bean-throwing ceremony
13:00 - Dance by Gionkoubu Kabu-kai followed
by a bean-throwing ceremony
14:00 - Music by Gion Shishimai/ Gion Daiko followed
by a bean-throwing ceremony
15:00 - Dance by Gion Higashi Kabu-kai followed
by a bean-throwing ceremony
PLACE:  

Yasaka Shrine, 625 Gion-cho Kitagawa, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
DIRECTION:   City Bus #206 to Gion
TEL:   81-75-561-6155
ADMISSION:   300 yen (for lucky beans)
TEXT:  

Located in Gion, Yasaka Shrine is affectionately
called “Gion-san. ” 
The shrine, widely known for its Gion Festival in July,
as well as its Okera Mairi Festival to ward off illness
and misfortune at New Year, is one of
the most prominent and venerable shrines in Kyoto. 
During the shrine's Setsubun Festival, traditional performances,
such as a spectacular dance by four geisha quarters,
including Gionkoubu and Ponto-cho, are given in dedication
to the deity, making Yasaka Shrine’s Setsubun Festival
the most spectacular event in Kyoto.