Local organizers of festivals around Japan are hoping to cash in on foreigners with deep pockets who want the experience of a ...

Offering such seats is part of the Gion project to provide ... continuation of the Gion festival and the restoration of the floats. The project was adopted by the Japan Tourism Agency to attract ...

Special seats giving premium views of festivals in places such as Kyoto, aimed at foreigners, stoke debate about tourism’s ...

The Gion Festival, one of the three largest festivals in Japan, features various events during the month of July. The Yamahoko Junko is the highlight of the festivities, in which the procession of ...

Core Kyoto narrator Gary Tegler gets a close-up look at the Gion Matsuri ... Core Kyoto zooms in on the Hoka Hoko, one of the festival's 34 floats Fronting the Hoka Hoko is a gorgeously attired ...

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 ...