🔥 Kyoto Gozan Okuribi
Kyoto, Japan
Aug 16, 2027
On August 16, the last night of Obon, five mountains around Kyoto are lit with giant characters such as 'Dai' to send ancestral spirits home.
Good to know
- Fires are lit in sequence from 8 p.m.; the Kamo River banks and Mt. Funaoka are popular spots.
- Kyoto lodging and shinkansen are crowded over Obon—book early.
