Events & festivals・Kyoto
Gion Matsuri (Gion Festival)Gion Matsuri
Also known as: 祇園祭
One of Kyoto's three great festivals and the rite of Yasaka-jinja. Its origin is the Gion Goryo-e of 869, and its observances run across the whole month of July, famed for the lavish Yamaboko Junko float procession.
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