Arashiyama Toro Nagashi (Lantern Floating Ceremony) August 16 From 19:00 to 21:00 This ceremony is a cultural event which held on the last day of the "Obon" period every year sending back the spirits of ancestors by putting them on lanterns floating on the water. Gojo Toki Matsuri August 7 to 10 From 09:00 - 23:00 This pottery fair has become the biggest pottery market in Kyoto, with over 500 open stalls lining up alng the Gojo Street and selling wares. Kyoto "Okuribi" Obon Fire Festival August 16 Large bonfires are lit on the five mountains surrounding Kyoto to send the spritis of ancestors back. One of a well-known summer events in Kyoto. Kyo no Tanabata (Kyoto Tanabata Festival) August 6 to 15 One of the popular city festivals in Kyoto. Beatiful night ilumination at Horikawa River venue and Kamogaowa River venue.