murmurKyokusui no Utage (Winding Stream Poetry Party) at Jonangu Shrine
Kyoto City · Heian Garden, Jonangu Shrine
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Jonangu Shrine · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Wed, Apr 29, 2026 （Ended） From 15:00, about 50 minutes
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually late April
- How the date is set
- Every year on April 29 Viewing requires advance application; details are posted by the shrine in early March
- Venue
- Heian Garden, Jonangu Shrine
- City
- Kyoto City, Kyoto
About
Jonangu Shrine recreates a poetry party once held at the imperial court in the Nara and Heian periods, staged beside a gently winding stream in the shrine's Heian Garden. Seven poets in Heian-era court dress take their places along the bank, and after a shirabyoshi dancer performs on the central stage, two page boys float cups of sacred sake downstream on carriers shaped like mandarin ducks. Each poet composes a waka on a set theme, writes it on a strip of paper, then lifts a passing cup and drinks. Finally a priest chants the seven poems aloud as an offering to the gods. It takes place every April 29 from 3 p.m. for about 50 minutes, and viewing requires advance application.
Sources
- OfficialJonangu Shrine www.jonangu.com
- OfficialJonangu Shrine www.jonangu.com
Last checked: Oct 10, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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