The Kanko Boko float is always the 2nd hoko in the July 17 procession | Gionfestival.org

 The Kankō Boko is by tradition always the second hoko in the procession, after Naginata Boko (yama come between the two). As such its community members embrace the liberal attitudes of a family’s second son, compared to Naginata Boko’s more orthodox upholding of tradition.

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