愛宕山千日参り（毎年７月３１日）In the northwest of Kyoto is the city's highest mountain: Atago-san.
It is more than 900 meters high, and on the peak sits Atago Shrine.
Every year on the evening of July 31, the mountain hosts the "Sennichi Mairi" festival.
The purpose of the festival is to pray for fire: for heating and warmth and cooking, and, conversely, to avoid having your house burn down.
Thousands of hike up from the Kiyotaki village, which is a short bus ride from Arashiyama.
The hardest part of the hike is the first kilometer or so. Even with many breaks, it took us a bit more than three hours from Kiyotaki to the Shrine.
There we prayed, made an offering, and with tea devotees brewed up Japanese tea.
After, that is was a 90-minute bounce down the mountain, and then a fifteen minute walk back to the bikes which were parked near Adashino Nenbutsu Temple in Arashiyama.
What to BringWarm Clothes for the the peak (it is considerably colder at the top)
Lots of water
Towel for perspiration
A bit of cash, just in case
Sneakers or comfortable hiking shoes
Hiking Sticks for your knees
Flashlight (you probably will not need it, but just in case)
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