Gion Festival
A month of Kyoto summer brought to life by yamahoko floats and Gion music
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A month of Kyoto summer brought to life by yamahoko floats and Gion music
A festival where faces painted on bellies dance through Furano’s summer
A summer Gion festival connecting Takada and Naoetsu with mikoshi and dashi
A summer festival bringing Zuizenji’s traditions and Inami’s craftsmanship to life
A summer ritual that brings Tsuwano's streets to life with white heron dances and music
A Gion festival carrying on Yamaguchi's summer traditions, with the Sagi no Mai and mikoshi
An elegant, traditional dance traced by white heron wings through Tsuwano’s castle town
A festival where the banner-decorated dashi by day transforms into a pyramid of light at night
A Hita summer festival where lantern-lit dashi floats and music parade through the streets