Coming down Oike doriHeading towards the turn at Oike doriOut in frontWalking along Kawaramachi DoriThe crowd wait in anticipation of the next float approachingWheels are also made just of wood with no nails or boltsWooden blades for putting under the wheels when turning the floatsThe sounds of Gion MatsuriVery smartColorfulAll attention on the float
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! 🙁
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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!