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Event info｜Gion Festival
About
The Gion Festival is a summer celebration of Kyoto's Yasaka Shrine, originating in Heian-period goryoe rites held to quell epidemics and pray for good health. It brings together shrine ceremonies and events organized by the neighborhoods that maintain the yama and hoko floats. Portable-shrine processions, ritual washing of the shrines and float parades each have their own role. The float events are divided into the Saki Matsuri and Ato Matsuri. During the Yoiyama evenings, floats are displayed in the neighborhoods, while some old homes and shops exhibit inherited folding screens and treasures, giving rise to the name Folding Screen Festival. Adorned with art and crafts, the floats move through the streets like moving museums. Shrine devotion, neighborhood traditions and craftsmanship reveal the festival's many facets across generations.
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- Japan・Kyoto