Aoi Matsuri procession
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The Aoi Matsuri procession is a grand, Heian-period–style parade in Kyoto featuring elaborately costumed participants, including the saio-dai imperial priestess, that reenacts ancient court rituals.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aoi Matsuri parade | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural event
ⓘ
festival procession ⓘ traditional parade ⓘ |
| approximateParticipants | hundreds of participants ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Heian period
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kamo Shrines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Culture in Kyoto
ⓘ
Parades in Japan ⓘ Shinto processions ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
major traditional event of Kyoto
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preserves ancient Kyoto court culture ⓘ |
| dressCode | Heian court costumes ⓘ |
| endPoint | Kamigamo Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
attendants of the saio-dai
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court nobles in traditional robes ⓘ elaborately costumed participants ⓘ mounted courtiers ⓘ musicians ⓘ ox-drawn carts ⓘ saio-dai imperial priestess NERFINISHED ⓘ standard bearers ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasNameInJapanese | 葵祭行列 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | imperial rituals to appease Kamo deities ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
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Kamo Shrines route in Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyoto ⓘ Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| mainVenue |
Kamigamo Shrine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shimogamo Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | hollyhock leaves ⓘ |
| occursOn | May 15 ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Shinto priests of Kamo Shrines ⓘ |
| partOf | Aoi Matsuri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reenacts |
Heian-period imperial processions
ⓘ
ancient court rituals ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| roleOfSaioDai |
leads the women’s section of the procession
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symbolic imperial priestess ⓘ |
| routeIncludes |
Kamigamo Shrine
NERFINISHED
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Shimogamo Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionOfSaioDai | unmarried woman from Kyoto society ⓘ |
| startPoint | Kyoto Imperial Palace NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Heian-period style ⓘ |
| timePeriodRepresented | Heian court era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| uses | hollyhock leaves as decoration ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
saio-dai