DATE:		October 14, 2007 Memorial Service from 14:30, Uta-awase from 15:00
PLACE:		655 Sanjusangendo-mawari-cho, Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto
DIRECTION:		City Bus #206. #208 or #100 to Hakubutsukan/ Sanjusangendo-mae
TEL:		81-75-561-4137
ADMISSION:		500 yen
TEXT:		Imayo (modern style), a popular song genre that flourished during the late Heian period, was cherished by Emperor Goshirakawa. An imayo awase (imayo competition) was held at night from the first to the 15th of September in the year 1174 at the Hojuji Palace. Imayo-uta-awase is held annually at Hojoji Temple, once the palace of Goshirakawa, to preserve the tradition of imayo. Each poet improvises to compose an imayo song according to themes given on that day. The poets are followed by musicians and dancers clad in Heian-era costumes improvising their performance.