Gion festival

An Inside Look at Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri, One of Japan’s Most Famous Festivals, #living, #ad

The 2019 Saki Matsuri, First Part of Gion Festival in Kyoto-Japan. Tsuki Hoko (月鉾) during the Saki-Matsuri of the Gion Festival in Kyoto-Japan.

The Gion Matsuri (Festival) reaches it’s climax with the famous ‘Yamaboko Junko’ parade of floats around the streets of Kyoto. Another amazing event held on the same afternoon is the ‘Shinkousai’ Festival where three of these impressive O-mikoshi (portable shrines) are carried from Yasaka Shrine to the middle of Kyoto. The O-mikoshi are said to carry three gods to the ‘Shijo Otabisho’ which is essentially a temporary shrine, before being returned one week later during what is known as the…

Kyoto 's Gion Matsuri, the most famous festival in Japan

Lynita Shimizu is a true moku hanga artist. She had studied with Tomikichiro Tokuriki and Yoshisuke Funasaka for 5 years. Her teachers can be proud of her.

Ofune Boko was destroyed in the great fire of 1864, and only some of its treasures survived. To reconstruct such a large float, of such complex shape, under Japan’s current economic conditions seemed an incredible undertaking. It’s to the chōnai‘s enormous credit that they were able to bring it all together within a decade.

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Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri, a month-long festival starting July 1, features traditional performances and parades, transforming the city into an enchanting celebration hub. (This page may contain promotional content.)

The Yasaka Shrine (八坂神社 Yasaka-Jinja), commonly known as the Gion Shrine for organizing the Gion festival every year.