Kyoto Gion Matsuri Festival 2024 Test pull of floats (07.12.2024) 🇯🇵 traditional prominent festival

While the end of the rainy season has not yet been officially declared in Kyoto, Gion Festival has begun since July 1st. On July 12th, ahead of the procession of floats, a test-pull called 'Hikizome' took place. Despite the unfortunate weather, many people came to watch.
This year's procession of floats will likely attract numerous visitors to Kyoto from across Japan, as well as from abroad.
Enjoy Gion Festival this year and have a wonderful summer.
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Gion Matsuri is an annual festival in Kyoto, Japan. It is one of the country's most famous and important festivals, dating back over 1150 years. The festival takes place throughout the month of July and culminates in a grand procession known as the Yamahoko Junko (two processions take place in the early and late part of the festival).
It was originally held during the Heian period, in the eighth to 12th centuries, to pray for the end of an epidemic in the city's Higashiyama Ward.
Kyoto's streets come alive during the festival with colorful decorations, food stalls, traditional performances, and processions. The main event, the Yamahoko Junko, features magnificent floats which are elaborate structures adorned with tapestries, lanterns, and other decorations. These floats are paraded through the streets by teams of men dressed in traditional clothing.
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Useful Information
Date: Entire of July
07.10 to 07.14: Construction of floats for the early part of the festival
07.10: Mikoshi arai (purification ceremony with Mikoshi, portable shrine)
07.12 to 07.13: Trial run of some floats
07.14 to 07.16: Pre-festival (night festival held on 15th and 16th July)
07.17: 1st procession of floats
07.18 to 07.21: Construction of floats for late part of the festival
07.20 to 07.21: Trial run of some floats
07.21 to 07.23: Pre-festival
07.24: Procession of floats
07.28: Mikoshi arai (purification ceremony with Mikoshi)
Official site: www.gionmatsuri...
Kyoto City Tourism Association: kyoto.travel/e...
FAQ
- Do I have to pay any entrance fee?
NO (except paid seats)
- When are the most important events?
15,16 (pre-festival), 17 (1st procession), 21,22,23 (pre-festival) and 24 July (2nd procession of floats)
- How to go see the floats?
By walking or bicycle. During the festival, there is a heavy traffic jam, especially in downtown.
- Where can I get “chimaki” (talisman or amulets to ward off bad luck)?
Sold in the tent of each float (500 - 1000 JPY)
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Chapters
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00:00 Start
00:08 Test-pull
00:23 Kankoboko float
00:59 Niwatorihoko float
01:43 Kikusuihoko float
02:28 Tukihoko float
03:24 Naginatahoko float
05:29 Paint
05:54 End
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