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The Majestic Yamaboko Floats: A Highlight of Kyoto's Gion Matsuri

Discover the Tradition of the Yamabushi at the Kyoto Gion Festival

Exploring the Spirit of the Gion Festival: Yamabushi and Yasaka Shrine

The Gion Festival An Introduction to Gion Festival's 1100+ years of history

Abura Tenjin Yama — dedicated to the scholar Sugawara Michizane — in the Gion Festival procession

Enjoying the festival can be synonymous with spreading peace: musicians on the Niwatori Boko

Naginata Boko’s easily recognizable by its distinctive long sword or halberd atop its central pole

A mesmerizing combination of music and dance, timing and coordination. | Gionfestival.org

Iwatō Yama 岩戸山 – The Stone Door Float | Gionfestival.org

What’s the Ato Matsuri Schedule? | Gionfestival.org

Arare Tenjin Yama 霰天神山: The Hail Thunder – God Float | Gionfestival.org

Mōsō Yama 孟宗山 – Confucian teachings on family | The Gion Festival

Arare Tenjin Yama: the Place of the First Shrine in Japan | The Gion Festival

The Gion Festival: The best information on Japan's most famous festival | The Gion Matsuri

The Gion Matsuri: A Unique Midsummer Street Celebration

The Gion Festival Yamaboko Floats | Abura Tenjin Yama | The Gion Matsuri

A Long Day in Kyoto: Gion Festival, Ikkyu-san and the Yamaboko Floats | The Gion Festival

En no Gyōja Yama 役行者山 – The Founder of Shugendō | Gion Matsuri | The Gion Festival

En no Gyoja Yama | Yamabushi | Gion Matsuri | The Gion Festival

The Famed Kankō (Hangu Pass) in Shanxi Province | The Gion Festival