Kyoto Town Part-8
[Employee Posts] Jul 27, 2010
< Gion Festival by a parade
of the Yamaboko Junkō in Kyoto Gion district >
Photograph: Mr.S.Hirai of Daico MFG.OB
< Gion Festival (Matsuri) >
The Gion Festival takes place annually in Kyoto and is one of the most
famous festivals in Japan. It spans the entire month of July and is crowned
by a parade, the Yamaboko Junkō on July 17.
It takes its name from Kyoto's Gion district.