Kurama is a rural town located in the northern mountains of Kyoto City, less than an hour from the city centre. Kurama is best known for its Kurama-dera temple and hot spring, one of the most easily accessible hot springs since Kyoto.
Kuramadera
Kurama-dera is known for its breathtaking spirituality and natural beauty. The temple has a history dating back to the year 770, and every season the temple shows visitors a different face. Whether you take the cable car or climb the mountain, you are surrounded by forests where you may be able to see some of the local wildlife. The main hall of the temple offers a magnificent view of the surrounding mountains, and a sandō road connects it to the nearby village of Kibune and the shrine of Kifune. It is also thought that Mount Kurama is the cradle of reiki, a type of “energy therapy” that uses spiritual elements. Tengu, creatures with long noses or beaks considered as guardians of the mountain, can be found in statues, art and property in the village and in the temple complex.
Kurama hi no matsuri
The Kurama no Hi Matsuri commemorates the day the Yuki Myojin was moved from Kyoto centre to Kurama in 970, and the village of Kurama organized a torch parade to welcome the kami to their new home. The matsuri begins around 6 p.m. in the evening, when large kagaribi bonfires are lit in the streets of the village. Households exhibit their family objects, and a procession of children and adults wearing taimatsu (pinewood torches ranging from 5 kg to 200 kg) winds through the streets to Yuki-jinja shrine in the compound of the Kurama-deru temple. For the final, men’s teams carry mikoshi (palanquins developed for the kami) on the steep path leading to the sanctuary. Admission is free.
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