KYOTO--Under the blaze of the scorching sun, 23 elaborately decorated floats paraded through downtown streets here on July 17 in a climax of the Gion Festival. The Naginatahoko float led the ...

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Core Kyoto zooms in on the Hoka Hoko, one of the festival's 34 floats Fronting the Hoka Hoko is a gorgeously attired doll, representing the sacred child The back of the Hoka Hoko is adorned with a ...

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The next festival is slated for May 8 to 15 2025. The Kyoto Gion Matsuri is the annual festival of Yasaka Shrine, with a history going back about 1,100 years. It's considered one of the top three ...