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The Jidai Matsuri (時代祭 'Festival of the Ages') is 1 of Kyōto's '3 Great Festivals', along with the Aoi Matsuri (葵祭) in May and the Gion Matsuri (祇園祭) in July.

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Nao-san at the Naginata-boko during the Gion Matsuri. The sacred page ('chigo') of the Naginata-boko float, performing during the Gion Matsuri. One of the decorated ox carriages, part of the Aoi Matsuri procession. An attendant, dressed in Heian period costume, parades during Aoi Matsuri.
October 23, 2025 at 1:05 AM Everybody can reply
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🔥THE FATE OF THE FLOATS😱

In the early 15thC it is recorded that 66 local neighbourhoods called 'machigumi' (町組) stored and cared for the floats.

The number 66 symbolically represented the 66 provinces of Japan when the Gion Matsuri first began...1 float for each province.
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Lanterns adorn the floats in the evenings before the parades. The festival crests (of Yasaka-jinja) and float motifs are commonly used to decorate the lanterns. Lanterns adorn the floats in the evenings before the parades. The festival crests (of Yasaka-jinja) and float motifs are commonly used to decorate the lanterns. Lanterns adorn the floats in the evenings before the parades. The festival crests (of Yasaka-jinja) and float motifs are commonly used to decorate the lanterns. Lanterns adorn the floats in the evenings before the parades. The festival crests (of Yasaka-jinja) and float motifs are commonly used to decorate the lanterns.
July 15, 2025 at 8:38 AM Everybody can reply
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The float survived the great fire of 1864 and is called a 'Moving Museum'.
It boasts carvings by Hidari Jingorō (左甚五郎 early 17thC?) and paintings created in 1835 by famed artist Maruyama Ōkyo (円山応挙 1733-95), depicting scenes from 'The Tale of Genji' framed in open fans.

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Rabbit carvings and flower paintings on the Tsuki-boko float. Photo thanks - https://tsukihoko.thebase.in/about Crow carving on the Tsuki-boko float. Photo thanks - https://tsukihoko.thebase.in/about A crescent moon sits at the very top of the float's hoko (halberd). Photo thanks - https://wakasa15thfd.wordpress.com/ The Tsuki-boko float decked out in lanterns at eventide.
July 15, 2025 at 2:26 AM Everybody can reply
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Zomerfestivalsfeer…
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July 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM Everybody can reply
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Izanagi (伊弉諾尊), the 'Father of Japan', sits atop the roof, while the gods Amaterasu and Ame-no-Tajikarao (手力男命 - the god that forced open the door of the heavenly cave) sit within.

Although called a yama, from about 1570 the float grew into the shape of the larger hoko.

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July 15, 2025 at 8:03 AM Everybody can reply
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The 'hoko' (鉾) take around three days to complete, the smaller 'yama' (山) only one.
Float decorations are displayed in the 'kaisho' (会所), the meeting place of each 'float neighbourhood'.
Using only rope to bind the float skeletons allows for much more flexibility during the parade.

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Close up of the elaborate bindings used in the construction of the larger hoko floats. A larger hoko float newly constructed and decorated. Each float has a 'meeting place'. It is here that the float committee organises everything and where treasures are displayed before the parades. It takes about 1 day to put the smaller festival floats together.
July 11, 2025 at 3:47 AM Everybody can reply
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Celebrations commence on July 1st with 'Kippu-iri' (吉符入り 'Welcoming Good Fortune'), during which prayers are said for the safety and success of the festival.

On this day the sacred page (稚児 'chigo') of the Naginata-boko float (長刀鉾) is introduced to Yasaka-jinja's gods.

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The chigo (sacred page) of the Naginata-boko float. In times past many of the floats would have had their own sacred pages but in more recent times these have been replaced by dolls. The chigo (sacred page) of the Naginata-boko float. In times past many of the floats would have had their own sacred pages but in more recent times these have been replaced by dolls. The ritually purified chigo of Naginata-boko has many tasks to perform during the festival. These begin with his introduction to the gods of Yakasa-jinja on the first day of the festival. Photo thanks - wakasa15thfd.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/dsc_4796-22.jpg An attendant of the Naginata-boko float watches over celebrations. Photo thanks - wakasa15thfd.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/dsc_4796-22.jpg
July 3, 2025 at 7:13 AM Everybody can reply
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GM おはようございます！☔️
雨の音が目覚ましになった朝
本日行われる前祭山鉾巡行は決行ですが、雨になりそうですね😢
写真は山鉾でお気に入りの一つ蟷螂山（とうろうやま）
虫好きにはたまらないお姿ですよね😍
カマキリが雨を切り裂いて無事執り行われますように

今日は雨が良く降る地域が多そうです。
今日も一日ご安全に☺️

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#祇園祭 #GionMatsuri　#SOOC
カマキリと御所車の車輪がからくりで動きます。 The wheels of the praying mantis and the Gosho wheel move with a contraption. カマキリのクローズアップ Praying mantis close-up. 提灯にもカマキリのシンボル Mantis symbol also on lanterns. 絡繰りおみくじ　カマキリが羽を動かし、回転しながらくじ玉を運ぶからくり。 お社は八坂神社に見立てたもの。 KARAKURI-OMIKUJI A mantis moves its wings and rotates to carry the lottery ball. The shrine is modeled after Yasaka Shrine.
July 16, 2025 at 11:38 PM Everybody can reply
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As the float's top ornament looks like a sandbar it's nicknamed 'Suhama-hoko' (洲浜鉾), the 'Sandbar Float'.

At the tip of the hoko is a sun, moon and stars, symbolically lighting the world below.

In 1929 a doll, 'Sankō-maru' (三光丸 'Boy of the 3 Lights'), replaced a real chigo.

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Musicians on the Hoka-boko float. Photo thanks - http://kyotomoyou.jp/ Small protective station on the main pole of the float. Photo thanks - https://openmatome.net/ At the tip of the float's pole is a sun, moon and stars...symbolically lighting the world below. Photo thanks - https://openmatome.net/ Carving details on the Hoka-boko float. Photo thanks - http://kyotomoyou.jp/
July 10, 2025 at 5:45 AM Everybody can reply
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Gion matsuri festival 2024 in Kyoto
Trial run of Kikusui hoko float

Gion Matsuri is an annual festival in Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the country's most famous and important festivals, dating back over 1150 years.

📸 07.12.2024

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July 12, 2024 at 12:25 PM Everybody can reply
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Known also as 'Seoritsu-hime' (瀬織津姫命), the goddess is depicted wearing a mask and golden eboshi (烏帽子 - a lacquered hat).
She carries a halberd (長刀) to dispel evil.
At the end of the parade the highly-desired votive tablets (said to prevent theft) are sold to the public.

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The Suzuka-yama float. Photo thanks - http://kyotomoyou.jp/ An old illustration showing the Suzuka-yama float. Image thanks - https://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/e/ijac/ Treasures of the Suzuka-yama float. Photo thanks - https://www.zero-position.com/ The Suzuka-yama float. Photo thanks - http://kyotomoyou.jp/
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28) AYAGASA-BOKO (綾傘鉾)☂️

The Ayagasa-boko consists of two large parasols. It is thought they reflect the earliest type of float seen in the festival, first used to entertain the gods. Absent for a long time, in 1979 the float was restored.

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Dancers of the Ayagasa-boko float. Image thanks - https://ayakasahoko.or.jp/ The Ayagasa-boko float. Image thanks - https://ayakasahoko.or.jp/ An old illustration showing the Ayagasa-boko float. Image thanks - https://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/e/ijac/ Child participants of the Ayagasa-boko float pray at Yasaka-jinja. Image thanks - https://ayakasahoko.or.jp/
July 15, 2025 at 6:15 AM Everybody can reply
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Today we bring you a full-length MV🎶
A medley of "Gion Festival in the Ancient Capital - A Prayer for the Banishment of Plague" in three languages: Japanese, English, and French. Enjoy the Gion Festival in Kyoto depicted in multiple languages⛩️
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京都四連幻想音絵巻＜古都の祇園祭 – A Prayer for the Banishment of Plague –＞
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July 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM Everybody can reply
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Today marks the first of two Gion Matsuri parades in Kyoto—Yamaboko Junko! Towering yama & hoko floats, adorned with rich Nishijin textiles, fill the streets.

We’re highlighting a Meiji-era Textile Hanging with Ho-o Bird echoing these festive Kyoto traditions.

#GionMatsuri #KyotoCulture
July 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM Everybody can reply
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Legendary bridge fight between young hero Yoshitsune and giant monk Benkei, who was collecting 1000 weapons of unworthy warriors. Benkei is considered the epitome of loyalty.
😉😉😉

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July 25, 2025 at 10:44 AM Everybody can reply
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Hoko are named after the halberd (feature of the original goryō-e rituals) that soars 25m into the air from their roofs.

Weighing about 12 tons, it takes a team of around 40 men called 'hikiko' (曳き子) to pull the float.
They are encouraged by 'ondotori' (音頭取り), 2-4 men waving fans.
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The larger type of floats are known as 'hoko'. Typically holding musicians in the upper level, men ride at the front to encourage the team that pulls the float along. Hoko have no turning mechanism and so at each corner must be dragged to face the right direction (wet slivers of bamboo put under the wheels to smooth the process along). The larger type of floats are known as 'hoko'. Typically holding musicians in the upper level, men ride at the front to encourage the team that pulls the float along. Hoko have no turning mechanism and so at each corner must be dragged to face the right direction (wet slivers of bamboo put under the wheels to smooth the process along). The larger type of floats are known as 'hoko'. Typically holding musicians in the upper level, men ride at the front to encourage the team that pulls the float along. Hoko have no turning mechanism and so at each corner must be dragged to face the right direction (wet slivers of bamboo put under the wheels to smooth the process along). A team of men up to 40 strong pull the hoko floats by two thick ropes.
July 4, 2025 at 1:28 AM Everybody can reply
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Nao-san shows how to 'throw away' last year's chimaki (茅巻き/ちまき).

Prior to the two parades each float accepts old chimaki. These will be purified and ritually burnt at Yasaka-jinja (八坂神社).

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July 11, 2025 at 7:51 AM Everybody can reply
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Gion matsuri festival 2024
Trial run of Kankoboko float

📸 07.12.2024, Kyoto city

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July 12, 2024 at 12:55 PM Everybody can reply
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The Gion Matsuri, held in Kyoto every July since 869, features elaborate floats, rich traditions, and delicious food, drawing over a million visitors. It fosters community spirit and highlights local specialties. #GionMatsuri #KyotoFestival #JapaneseFestivals
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Por si te lo perdiste: Chichibu Yomatsuri: el espectacular festival nocturno de la prefectura de Saitama: El legendario Chichibu Yomatsuri es considerado uno de los tres grandes festivales de carrozas de Japón, junto con el Gion Matsuri en… #ChichibuYomatsuri #Saitama #Japón #GionMatsuri #Kioto
Chichibu Yomatsuri: el espectacular festival nocturno de la prefectura de Saitama
El legendario Chichibu Yomatsuri es considerado uno de los tres grandes festivales de carrozas de Japón, junto con el Gion Matsuri en Kioto y el Takayama Matsuri en Gifu.
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Naginata-hoko is being put together!

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A group of men putting together the base section of a Gion float A group of men putting together the base section of a Gion float. In the background is the Naginata-Gojo society building
July 11, 2023 at 9:09 AM Everybody can reply
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Gion Matsuri again… Chasing the raw energy of the moment, the sweat, the pride of carrying on a historical tradition. Can you feel the pulse of this place?

#StreetPhotography #Japan #GionMatsuri #Kyoto #Tradition #Festival #Candid
March 21, 2025 at 6:44 PM Everybody can reply
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The Gion Matsuri, Kyoto's iconic Summer Festival, commences its first grand procession on July 17, 2025, with 23 magnificent floats. Here are the Ashikariyama and Kakkyoyama floats.

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July 15, 2025 at 1:03 AM Everybody can reply
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Empress Jingū is joined by 3 gods, all who helped her cross the sea safely: Ryūjin (龍神 - dragon god of the sea), Kashima Daimyōjin (鹿島大明神 - a god of war and safe maritime travel) and Sumiyoshi Daimyōjin (住吉大明神 - deity of seafaring travel).

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19) ASHIKARI-YAMA (芦刈山)🌾

Ashikari-yama is based on Zeami's (世阿弥元清 1363-1443) Noh play 'The Reed Cutter' (芦刈).
The work concerns a Naniwa reed-cutter, reunited briefly with the wife poverty forced him to abandon. She is now remarried and wealthy.

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The Ashikari-yama float. Photo thanks - http://kyotomoyou.jp/ An old illustration showing the Ashikari-yama float. Image thanks - https://www.arc.ritsumei.ac.jp/e/ijac/ Woodblock print based on Zeami's Noh play 'The Reed Cutter'. Image thanks - https://ukiyo-e.org/ The Ashikari-yama float lion textile.
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