Gion Matsuri

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Gion Matsuri is one of Japan’s most famous and historic summer festivals, renowned for its grand yamaboko parade floats and month-long celebrations in Kyoto.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese festival
religious festival
summer festival
associatedShrine Yasaka Shrine
audience domestic tourists
international tourists
local residents
city Kyoto
country Japan
culturalStatus Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan
duration one month
endDate July 31
famousFor grand processions
street stalls
traditional costumes
traditional music
yamaboko parade floats
features community-based float construction
lantern-lit streets
traditional Gion-bayashi music
floatType hoko float
yama float
hasComponent Saki Matsuri
surface form: Ato Matsuri

Byobu Matsuri
Nagoshi no Harae
Saki Matsuri
Yamaboko Junko
Yoiyama NERFINISHED
mikoshi procession
purification rituals
hasTheme protection from disease
purification
heldIn July
heritageStatus Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
surface form: UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage (as part of Yamahoko, Yama, Hoko, Yatai float festivals in Japan)
language Japanese
locatedIn Gion district
Kyoto
mainDeity Susanoo
surface form: Susanoo-no-Mikoto
numberOfFloats over 30
originCentury 9th century
originPurpose to appease plague and epidemics
originYear 869
paradeDate July 17
July 24
paradeType Yamaboko Junko
region Kansai region
religion Shinto
season summer
startDate July 1
transportationImpact major traffic restrictions in central Kyoto

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Kyoto famousEvent Gion Matsuri
Yasaka Shrine festival Gion Matsuri
Yasaka Shrine knownFor Gion Matsuri
Jidai Matsuri relatedFestival Gion Matsuri