Gion Matsuri
E54606
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.
Statements (50)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.