KYOTO--City authorities gave the green light July 10 to begin work on constructing massive, decorative floats for the annual Gion Festival--even ... Floats, some called “yama” and others ...

A float called Taka-yama, which was removed from the parade after being damaged by a rainstorm in the 19th century, will return to the celebration after about 200 years. The Gion Festival Yamahoko ...

Gion Matsuri was restored ... and another precedes their return. The festival's revival was led by the resurrection of the Ofune Hoko float after 150 years. Now the Taka Yama float, absent for ...

the dazzling floats of the Yoiyama Parade are divided into two groups, Hoko and Yama – collectively called Yamahoko, which ironically takes place outside of Gion, on the other side of the Kamo ...

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 ...