Best Traditional Culture around Kansai Spot List

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Kumano Hongu Heritage Center

Kumano Kodo, Shingu, Shirahama / Other Traditional Culture

Introduces Kumano’s world heritage sites
Lake Biwa Great Fireworks Festival

Otsu, Kusatsu / Japanese Festivals (Matsuri)

A fireworks festival that lights up summer night skies in color
Yasaka Hall Gion Corner

Gion, Kawaramachi, Kiyomizu-dera Temple / Other Traditional Culture

Enjoy performances from maiko up close
Kishiwada Danjiri Festival

Osaka Suburbs / Japanese Festivals (Matsuri)

Find this Festival by Following the Shouting!
National Bunraku Theatre

Namba, Dotonbori, Shinsaibashi / Other Traditional Culture

A shrine to traditional performance arts of Kyoto and Osaka
Nara Craft Museum

Nara, Ikoma, Tenri / Other Traditional Culture

Learn about Nara's traditional crafts
Jidai Festival

Kyoto Station, To-ji Temple / Japanese Festivals (Matsuri)

A Cultural Procession to Celebrate the More Than 1000 Year History of Kyoto
Tenjin Festival

Umeda, Osaka Station, Kitashinchi / Japanese Festivals (Matsuri)

The festival highlight is sight of more than 100 boats on the Ogawa river
Nachi Fire Festival

Kumano Kodo, Shingu, Shirahama / Japanese Festivals (Matsuri)

A festival of fire unfolds at Nachi Falls
Gion Festival

Kyoto Station, To-ji Temple / Japanese Festivals (Matsuri)

Feel the Summer Atmosphere in Kyoto as it Reverberates with the Sound of Japanese Instruments
Wakakusa Yamayaki

Nara, Ikoma, Tenri / Other Traditional Culture

Enjoy an ancient Nara ritual at the summit. The Wakakusa Yamayaki Festival is held every January
Deer Antler Cutting Ceremony

Nara, Ikoma, Tenri / Other Traditional Culture

An ancient ritual practice in which several deer are chased down to have their antlers trimmed