Arashiyama Lantern Floating Ceremony

What it is

Lanterns in Kyoto, Japan.

Dates

No dates have been published yet. These are expected from the pattern of past years.

How we estimated this: Kyoto City listing: 五山送り火の夜に、嵐山で行われる灯籠流し。 Gozan Okuribi association: Every year on the evening of August 16, the Gozan Bonfires are lit as follows:

Before you go

Where

Kyoto (Arashiyama, Katsura River), Japan

Hours

灯籠流しは19：00～21：00頃迄（灯籠の受付は12：00～20：30）

Tickets

Lantern 1,500 yen each, including one memorial wooden plaque; each extra plaque 300 yen.

How we checked

Last checked October 20, 2026 against buttorenmei.sakura.ne.jp. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text.