Festival of the Ages; Jidai Festival
A historical costume parade held annually on October 22 at Heian Jingu Shrine in Kyoto, featuring participants dressed in period clothing from various eras of Japanese history.
The Jidai Festival is one of the three great festivals of Kyoto.
At the Festival of the Ages, you can see costumes from the Heian period to the Meiji period.
Kyoto's most famous festival, held in July, known for its elaborate floats and parades.
Standard kanji spelling for the festival name.
Variant spelling with 祭り instead of 祭; both are used.
From 時代 (jidai, 'era, age') + 祭 (matsuri, 'festival'). The festival was established in 1895 to commemorate the 1100th anniversary of the founding of Kyoto.