Comb Festival (Kushi matsuri) in Kyoto (event on Sep 23rd, 2013)

A unique festival, called "Comb Festival (Kushi matsuri)", is held at Yasui Konpira Gu (shrine) in Kyoto. This festival is to give thanks to combs and hair ornaments which women are using every day. Women with beautifully done hair in historical costumes walk through the streets in the surrounding area.



Date: Sep 23, 2013 (Monday)
Ceremony starts: 13:00
Parade starts: 14:00

Yasui Konpira Gu (shrine) is also famous for breaking off bad relationships and initiating good ones.

1. Pray at Honden.
2. Ｗrite your wish on a Katashiro (paper doll).
3. Walk through the power stone's hole. From front to back to breakup the bad relationships, then back to front to initiate good relationships.
4. Stack your paper doll on the stone.


http://www.yasui-konpiragu.or.jp/en/keidai/
http://www.machiya-ryokan.com/en/travel/konpira.html


Access:
Take the Kyoto city bus #206 and get off at Higashiyama Yasui or walk 10 minutes from Gion-Shijo station on the Keihan line.

Route map:
http://www.kankou.kotomeguri.com/kyoto_access/access/map_yashrine_yasui.html

Map:
http://kyoto-sampo.jp/kanko/yasuikonpiragu.html


You Tube (taken in 2012)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfF0RaSyezQ