The Gion Matsuri is one of the 3 well known and important annual festivals in Kyoto. Spanning the whole month of July one of its best known events is the parade through the streets of the Yamaboko Junkō on July 17.
Gion Matsuri
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I was there today as well.
Looking at the photos and where you took them, we might even have crossed each other today! ^__^
Luckily it was cloudy most of the time and thus not as hot as I feared it would be. 😀
Your photos are awesome. I brought the wrong lens, so mine aren’t that close-up! 🙁
Wow love these photos! I was lucky enough to be at one of the corners where they use the bamboo to manually turn it and I got to see everything!