Mikoshi Departure Ceremony
Kyoto · Yasaka Shrine
Jul 17, 2026
🏮 Festival🎗️ Culture
Kyoto
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About this event
The Mikoshi Departure Ceremony at Yasaka Shrine is the formal sending-off rite for the three sacred portable shrines as they begin their journey through Kyoto during the Gion Festival. Priests perform prayers and rituals to ensure divine protection for the mikoshi and all those who carry them. The moment the mikoshi leave the shrine gates and enter the streets is one of the most electric moments of the entire festival.
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