Matsunoo Taisha Festival: Local Residents’ Prayers Bind the Community – Core Kyoto

Matsunoo Taisha is the guardian Shinto shrine to Kyoto’s west. In April and May, the deities are carried through the community in prayer for local prosperity, upholding a 1000-year-old tradition.

Matsunoo Taisha enshrines the ancient capital’s protective deities in the west.

Matsunoo Festival is the only one in Kyoto where sacred palanquins cross the river.

The palanquins are paraded through the parishes to bring good luck and health to the residents.

The devotion of the parishioners keeps the festival alive.