KYOTO--City authorities gave the green light July 10 to begin work on constructing massive, decorative floats for the annual Gion Festival--even though the climactic processions are now canceled ...

KYOTO--Tourism officials here are offering premium seats for 400,000 yen ($2,870) each that provide an up-close view of the traditional Gion Festival’s massive float parade on July 17.

KYOTO -- The Gion Festival, one of the three major festivals in Japan, started in this ancient capital on July 1. At Yasaka Shrine, a ritual was held to pray for the safety of the event by a child ...

But Japan’s biggest summer festival, the month-long Gion Festival, is probably the most famous of them all.

Kyoto's famous festival held in July, the Gion Festival, features yamahoko floats. Lanterns that will decorate places such as the floats are being made. A shop in Kyoto plans to produce about ...

A short documentary about the local "Gion" festival in the village of Misakubo. Director Teiichi Hori's second film in a series of documentaries about the Tenryū region, after Besshō Tea Factory.

Core Kyoto zooms in on the Hoka Hoko, one of the festival's 34 floats Fronting the ... owl motif There are few festivals in the world like Gion Matsuri for its scope, grandeur and associated ...

Gion Matsuri was restored to its former glory ... deities' journey from the shrine to their temporary abode during the festival, and another precedes their return. The festival's revival was ...

Kyoto's traditional dance performances, including the geiko dances of Miyako Odori and the dynamic Yosakoi Festival, offer a ...