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2,000 Kyotoites Don Historical Garb for Ancient Capital's Last Major Festival of 2025

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The Yomiuri Shimbun

16:04 JST, October 23, 2025

Women in period costume playing two famous writers of the Heian period (794 to the late 12th century) — “The Tale of Genji” author Murasaki Shikibu and “The Pillow Book” author Sei Shonagon — are carried in a procession for the Jidai Matsuri Festival (Festival of the Ages) in Kyoto on Wednesday. The...

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