Aoi Matsuri is one of big festivals in Kyoto. It starts on May 1st and builds up to the main event of the festival on May 15th.
These are:
2014/5/3 13:00-15:30 Yabusame shinji at Shimogamo shrine
Traditional Japanese archery on a running horse. The archer shoots at wooden targets.
2014/5/15 10:30 (leaves Kyoto Imperial Palace) - 15:30 (arrives at Kamigamo shrine)
The large parade which is the main attraction of Aoi matsuri. Over 500 people dressed in the aristocratic style of the Heian Preiod (794-1185) walk from the Imperial Palace to Kamigamo Shrine.
http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/spot/festival/aoimatsuri.html
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