Rokudo Mairi 2026｜8/7〜8/10

Dates & time: August 7, 2026 (Fri) - August 10, 2026 (Mon) 6:00–22:00（4日間とも）
cost: Free to visit. A water tablet is 400 yen per spirit and a koyamaki branch 2,000 yen
Venue & access: Daichinzan Rokudo Chinnoji About 5 min on foot from the Kiyomizu-michi bus stop (city bus 206 from Kyoto Station, or 207 from Gion-Shijo and Kyoto-Kawaramachi). About 15 min from Keihan Kiyomizu-Gojo Station. It sits right by Gion and Kiyomizudera and gets very crowded, so come by public transport.

There are 12 car parks within a 12-minute walk of Daichinzan Rokudo Chinnoji, and 3 public restrooms within 8 minutes. The map shows each with its walking time.

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Why You Should Visit

In Kyoto, ahead of Obon, people visit Rokudo Chinnoji to welcome their ancestors' spirits — a custom called Rokudo Mairi. You buy a branch of koyamaki, have the deceased's posthumous name written on a wooden tablet, strike the welcoming bell and make a water offering. The bell is said to carry all the way to the land of the dead, calling the departed back to this world. The temple grounds are known as Rokudo-no-tsuji, the crossing believed to mark the boundary between this world and the next.

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How the visit goes

Buy a koyamaki branch
Have the deceased's posthumous name written on a water tablet (400 yen per spirit)
Strike the welcoming bell to call the spirit back
Make a water offering

The welcoming bell

Cast at the behest of the founder Keishun, its sound is said to reach the land of the dead
The Kojidan records a legend that after three years buried in the ground it began to ring by itself at the sixth hour

2026 offering

A limited goshuin book illustrated by Daruma Shoten is available during the four days

Great segaki service: 17 August from 11:00

*Tablet writing is done on site — bring a note of the posthumous name.

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FAQ

What should I bring?

Bring a note of the deceased's posthumous name. Tablet writing is handled on site at 400 yen per spirit, and koyamaki branches are available there too.