Gion Matsuri - Kyoto’s Great Float-pulling Festival - Kanpai Japan
Registered in 2016 at UNESCO's Immaterial Cultural Heritage, about 20 wooden floats, gorgeously decorated and of an impressive size, parade in Kyoto’s main streets. There are two distinguishable types: The "enormous" ones, called Hoko, on which the ceremonial and decorative arrow can reach up to 25 meters high for a weight between 7 and 8 tons.
Floats | Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri - The Gion Festival
Firstly, yamaboko come in two types of float: yama and hoko. Also, the Gion Festival yamaboko appear in two phases. Twenty-three form the larger saki matsuri (“early festival,” from July 10-17). Meanwhile, another ten floats shape the more subdued …
Gion Matsuri Festival - Kyoto City Official Travel Guide
It is held annually from July 1st to 31st as the midsummer celebration of Yasaka Jinja Shrine. The highlights of this celebration take place on the 17th (Early or Saki Matsuri Festival) and the 24th (Latter or Ato Matsuri Festival) when the processions of 34 floats in total are demonstrated along the main streets of the city.
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2024年6月5日 · The Gion Matsuri Festival, one of Japan's three major festivals, incorporates a number of festivities held throughout July, with the highlights taking place during the Yamahoko Junko procession on July 17th (Early or Saki Matsuri …
Kyoto Gion Matsuri (Gion Festival) - japan-guide.com
Gion Matsuri (祇園祭), the festival of Yasaka Shrine, is the most famous festival in Japan. It takes place over the entire month of July. There are many different events, but the grand procession of floats (Yamaboko Junko) on July 17 is particularly spectacular. Very enjoyable are also the festive evenings preceding the procession (Yoiyama).
Gion Matsuri - Wikipedia
Niwatoriboko float, one of the first to begin the parade. Festival-goers take turns getting on the float through a side building. The floats in the yoiyama parade are divided into two groups, the larger hoko ("halberd") and the smaller yama ("mountain"), …
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2024年5月23日 · The Kyoto Gion Matsuri Float Ceremony is recognized as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. A highlight of the procession is the "Tsuiji-mawashi" points, where the floats change direction, earning applause and cheers from onlookers.
Gion Festival in Kyoto: Everything You Need to Know
2024年2月6日 · How many floats are there in Gion Matsuri? Organized by Yasaka Shrine in the Gion area, the festival features thirty-two floats meticulously constructed by Kyoto's local self-governing districts, continuing a tradition preserved and passed down through generations.
Gion Matsuri - Gion Festival | Travel Japan - Japan National …
The Gion Matsuri dates from 869 and is the country's biggest festival. The festival turns the city into a huge party, especially during the two periods in mid-July when elaborately-decorated multi-ton floats are displayed and then pulled through the streets.
Gion Matsuri: Kyoto’s Biggest Festival - Inside Kyoto
2015年7月1日 · The Gion Matsuri is centered on a collection of 32 magnificent parade floats known collectively as “yamaboko”. Of these, there are 9 enormous “yama” floats and 23 smaller (but still grand) “hoko” floats. Some of the yama weigh as much as 12 tons and soar to 25 meters in height (when measured to the tip of their long central poles).