Gion Matsuri was restored to its former glory in ... The festival's revival was led by the resurrection of the Ofune Hoko float after 150 years. Now the Taka Yama float, absent for 190 years ...

Core Kyoto narrator Gary Tegler gets a close-up look at the Gion Matsuri, which began over 1,000 ... the festival has ended without incident. The float's name derives from the itinerant monks ...

The Gion Matsuri is one of the most prestigious annual ... Using GPS, it showed the location of each float. And you could also use the map to find your friends and chat with them.

The parade’s organizer, the Gion Festival Yamahoko Association ... and 11 floats in the Ato Matsuri (the latter climactic portion) on July 24. A float called Taka-yama, which was removed ...

Spectators in the seats can get a close look at the float procession, called “Yamahoko Junko,” and the turns during the Saki Matsuri (the first climactic part of the Gion Festival) on July 17.