How big are the yamaboko? In general – though not always – the hoko are gigantic, multi-storeyed floats. Weighing up to 12 tons, up to 50+ men pull them through Kyoto streets by thick, long ropes. Six of the ten hoko feature an elaborate central pole or shingi adorned with various ornaments as their crowning glory.
The 23 yama are generally smaller. Instead of a shingi, they feature a pine tree as their connector to the heavenly element. They’re rolled on wheels by groups of men holding shoulder-level wooden supports.
abura tenjin yama gion festival procession kyoto japan Abura Tenjin Yama – dedicated to the scholar Sugawara Michizane – in the Gion Festival procession.
But yamaboko don’t simply make two tidy groups. Some of the yama look like hoko (such as Kita Kannon Yama, Minami Kannon Yama and Iwato Yama). Some of the hoko are small and shaped like umbrellas (Ayagasa Boko and Shijo Gasa Boko). Others look like boats (like Fune Boko and Ofune Boko).
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