Beautiful Festival in Japan

I went home to Kyoto to see the Gion festival (Gion Matsuri) from July 16th to the 19th .  If you say Kyoto’s summer, we say, “Gion Matsuri”.  Soon after the Gion festival,  the rainy season ends and humid summer begins in Kyoto.

The Gion festival is one of the three main festivals of Japan. And it is most beautiful festival of Japan! The festival peaks on the 17th July, when 32 beautifully decorated floats (Yamaboko floats) parade through the city. These Yamaboko floats are described as a “moving museum”.

Though I repeated visits to this festival, every time I am impressed by this festival’s beauty . If you visit Japan in summer,please visit the Gion festival in Kyoto!

The scenes of Gion festival at the corner of Oike and Shinmachi streets.

Naginata Float

Naginata Float

Naginata Float

Festival's Musicians

Mantis Float

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