[ Japan of October ]

It became in October.

The mornings and evenings are getting cooler.
Autumn vegetables and fruits are very ripe. It is harvest season.

We will introduce some events in October

1) “Aki-matsuri” (autumn festival).
It is the autumn of a rich harvest.
“Aki-matsuri” is the Shinto rituals or festivals to thanks for a good harvest.
“Aki-matsuri” is held in many places.

2) “Jidai matsuri” (Kyoto era Festival).
“Jidai-matsuri” is one of “Kyoto three big festival”. (Other “Kyoto three big festival” are “Aoi-matsuri, Gion matsuri”.). It is held in Heian Jingu from 10/15 to 10/23.
The festival line reproduces eight era, “Meiji Restoration”, “Edo”, “Azuchi-momoyama”, “Muromachi”, “Yoshino”, “Kamakura”, “Fujiwara” and “the Enryaku”.

3) “Undoukai” (athletic meet).
“Undoukai” will be held in many schools nationwide in October. There are a lot of competitions peculiar in Japanese. It is a very pleasant events!

4) “Kiku-matsuri” (Chrysanthemum festival).
In October, “Kiku” (chrysanthemum) will be in full bloom. “Kiku-matsuri” is carried out at various places.

In October, there are a lot of outdoor events.
Which do you want to join?