Fushimi Sake Festival ★ 4.3
Fushimi's annual sake festival in Kyoto, mid-October weekend. Tasting tickets cover 25+ local breweries plus food stalls; the city's biggest sake gathering.
Location
Address: Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8341, Japan
More food festivals in Kyoto
Kamogawa Kawayuka Season ★ 4.5
Riverside kawayuka deck season on the Kamogawa in Kyoto, May to September. 90 restaurants from Pontocho to Kiyamachi open outdoor terraces over the river.
Toji Kobo Monthly Market ★ 4.5
Monthly market on the 21st at Toji Temple in Kyoto, the city's most-loved food market. 1,200 stalls; pickles, sake, wagashi and street snacks fill the temple.
Gion Matsuri ★ 4.9
Japan's most famous festival, July in Kyoto since 869. Yamaboko Junko float parades July 17 and 24; yoiyama evenings of yatai food stalls in Nakagyo nights.
Aoi Matsuri ★ 4.5
The Hollyhock Festival in Kyoto, dating to the 6th century and held annually May 15. A Heian-court procession from the Imperial Palace to Shimogamo and Kamigamo Shrines.
Jidai Matsuri ★ 4.4
Kyoto's Festival of Ages, October 22 each year since 1895. 2,000-strong period-costumed procession from the Imperial Palace to Heian Shrine with food stalls.