Hachiman Yama 八幡山: Protector God of Warriors | The Gion Festival

 In 2015 the Hachiman Yama chōnai collaborated with Ritsumeikan University’s Art Research Center to digitally measure the float’s component parts and construction. It’s a forward-looking development in this ancient festival; similar measurements of Fune Boko greatly aided in the recent reconstruction of Ōfune Boko, particularly since no other records of the latter’s construction existed.

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