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The Yomiuri Shimbun A float is pulled along the Miyako-Oji avenue in Kyoto during a procession at the Gion Matsuri festival on Wednesday morning.
The Yomiuri Shimbun
15:17 JST, July 17, 2024
The Yomiuri Shimbun A float is seen during the Gion Matsuri festival in Kyoto on Wednesday morning.
A colorful float is pulled along the Miyako-Oji avenue in Kyoto during a procession at the Gion Matsuri festival on Wednesday morning.
The procession, which took place during the festival’s Sakimatsuri, or early festival, began after a child carrying a naginata long sword cut a rope that marks the boundary between the divine territory and the secular world. Throngs of spectators along the route cheered when a large float performed the tsujimawashi technique of changing its direction at an intersection.
