Kyoto's Jidai Matsuri brings historical costumes to the autumn streets
The October 22 event was confirmed in Kyodo's report that day. About 2,000 people and two kilometers describe the scale in the official visitor guide, not a measured attendance figure that day.
IllustrationJidai Matsuri, one of Kyoto's three major festivals, took place on October 22. Its procession traces Kyoto's history through period costumes and objects, traveling from Kyoto Gyoen to Heian Shrine.
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The October 22 event was confirmed in Kyodo's report that day. About 2,000 people and two kilometers describe the scale in the official visitor guide, not a measured attendance figure that day.
A procession tracing history toward Heian Shrine
Kyodo reported the festival in Kyoto on October 22. The city's official visitor guide describes a procession starting with the Restoration Loyalist Corps, then moving through periods including Edo, Azuchi-Momoyama and Muromachi toward the Enryaku era. Its advertised scale is about 2,000 people and two kilometers.
Skills and community participation sustain the spectacle
The official route starts at Kyoto Imperial Palace at noon and reaches Heian Shrine via streets including Oike and Sanjo. KBS Kyoto also featured high-school participants and the woman playing Tomoe Gozen. Costumes, ceremonial objects and local participation offer ways to understand how the tradition is maintained.
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- 共同通信（熊本日日新聞掲載）：秋の京都で時代祭 ↗Source publication date: 2026-10-22
- 京都市公式・京都観光Navi：時代祭の概要と行列コース ↗
- KBS京都：時代祭を支える巴御前役と高校生（21日放送・22日掲載） ↗Source publication date: 2026-10-22
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