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| Gion Summer Festival |
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 The Gion Matsuri, familiarly known as "Gion-
san," is a festival
held at Yasaka-jinja Shrine, and the highlight is
the splendid pageant
of some 30 floats called yamaboko proceeding along
the main streets of
Kyoto on the 17th. Each float, two- storied and
about 6 meters tall, is
topped with a long pole shaped like a spear.
Adorned with exquisite craftwork
such as woven fabric, dyed textiles and
sculptures, these floats are so
gorgeous that they are sometimes even described as
"mobile art museums."
During the
parade, children wearing make-up and musicians
playing the flute, drums and bells are seated on
the second level of the floats. Some floats have
dolls propped up on the second level. This
festival is believed to have started 1,100 years
ago when floats were made and paraded in the town
to appease the deity of plague and illnesses.
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Below are our Japan escorted tour packages
featuring Gion Festival:
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| The must see sights of Tokyo & Kyoto...plus Gion
Summer Festival |
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This tour is our current "Golden Route"
itinerary plus one extra
day for the Gion
Summer Festival,
one of the three largest festivals in
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| Perfect for those who want to visit the well known
regions of Japan...plus Gion Summer Festival |
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On this tour, you will look deeply into the
culture and soul of Japan by
visits to festival, museums, temples, shrines,
castles, and gardens. The
highlights of the Gion
Festival is the Ya ...View More |
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| Enjoy a mixture of nature, tradition, rural
villages, historic towns, summer festival, and
modern city attractions. |
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An itinerary designed for people who wish to
have
a more meaningful and
in depth exploration of the island of Honshu, this
tour will focus on the
modern city attractions, Japanese landscape
gardens, traditional arts &
crafts, historic towns, romantic rural landscapes,
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