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Gion Festival & Tea Ceremony for AUGUST

The Gion Festival is getting towards its Climax. However from beginning of this week, West Japan is under very very heavy rain.

There are displays of Yama-hoko on the streets as well as food stands from 14th night until tomorrow. However due to the rain, not many people visit compared to usual year.

According to the forecast rain season should end by this Friday so the parade of floats held on Saturday should be sunny.



We are having Tea Ceremony in following dates at the lobby of NISHIYAMA RYOKAN.
It is for free so please join us!
The Japanese tea ceremony is one of the quintessential expressions of Japanese esthetics. It is a comprehensive art encompassing not just the serving and drinking of tea, but the protocol of tea preparation, tea implements, the decoration of the tea room with objects of beauty, and more. The tea ceremony is a discipline for sharing time with one’s guest and fostering communication with one’s own soul.
*Charge Free charge  

*Date 7th, 14th, 20th 30th of AUGUST    

*Time   19:00~20:00

*Place NISHIYAMA RYOKAN Lobby

☆NISHIYAMA RYOKAN☆ (Address)

Kyoto Nakagyou-ku Gokoumachi Nijosagaru yamamoto-cho

京都市中京区御幸町二条下ル山本町     (Tel) 075-222-1166

For the dates of SEPTEMBER, we will update as soon as we have schedules!!

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