The parade’s organizer, the Gion Festival Yamahoko Association, based in Kyoto’s Nakagyo Ward, made the decision on April 20 at a meeting with 34 local float-preservation associations.

KYOTO--City authorities gave the green light July 10 to begin work on constructing massive, decorative floats for t he annual Gion Festival--even though the climactic processions are now canceled ...

But Japan’s biggest summer festival, the month-long Gion Festival, is probably the most famous of them all.

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 ...

Japan comes alive with matsuri, festivals that celebrate local culture and traditions throughout the country. From the icy ...

A short documentary about the local "Gion" festival in the village of Misakubo. Director Teiichi Hori's second film in a series of documentaries about the Tenryū region, after Besshō Tea Factory.

Core Kyoto zooms in on the Hoka Hoko, one of the festival's 34 floats Fronting the ... owl motif There are few festivals in the world like Gion Matsuri for its scope, grandeur and associated ...