a thousand-year-old tradition and the most famous matsuri Kyoto's Gion Matsuri, a star among Japanese festivals, takes place ...

representing the sacred child The back of the Hoka Hoko is adorned with a dyed tapestry with an owl motif There are few festivals in the world like Gion Matsuri for its scope, grandeur and ...

The Gion Festival, one of the three largest festivals in Japan, features various events ... This year, 23 floats will parade in the Saki Matsuri (the first climactic part of the festival) on ...

Gion Matsuri was restored to its former glory in ... deities' journey from the shrine to their temporary abode during the festival, and another precedes their return. The festival's revival ...

The Gion Festival has two climactic parts to it: the Saki Matsuri (first festival) and the Ato Matsuri (latter festival). Each part culminates in a massive parade of floats called the “Yamahoko ...

An curved arrow pointing right. A centuries-old tradition ended in 2024 due to Japan's aging population and decline in birth rates. The Somin-sai was one of the three major Hadaka Matsuri, or ...

Shizuka Kashima, a Japanese violinist who flew from Japan to perform for the Matsuri Japan Festival 2019 at Darling Harbour in Sydney Source: SBS Shizuka Kashima, a Japanese violinist and singer ...

TAKAYAMA, Gifu -- All 12 dazzling floats have gathered for the historic Spring Takayama Festival in this central Japan city for the ... also called the Hachiman Matsuri, which features 11 floats ...

GEORGE TOWN: The Aki Matsuri Festival, which translates to Autumn Festival in Japanese, will be celebrated at Citadines Connect Georgetown at Lebuh Noordin on Sunday (Dec 8). Malaysian-Japanese ...