Aoi Matsuri
E54971
Aoi Matsuri is one of Kyoto’s oldest and most important traditional festivals, featuring Heian-period costumed processions to the Kamo shrines each May.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aoi Matsuri canonical | 14 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
ⓘ
festival ⓘ matsuri ⓘ traditional Japanese festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Kamo Matsuri ⓘ |
| approximateOriginCentury | 6th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Imperial Household Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Imperial Household
Kamo River ⓘ Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto ⓘ Kamo Wake-ikazuchi no Kami ⓘ |
| city |
Kyoto
ⓘ
surface form:
Kyoto City
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
important intangible cultural heritage of Kyoto
ⓘ
one of the three major festivals of Kyoto ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Kamigamo Shrine
ⓘ
surface form:
Kamo Shrines
|
| dressCode | Heian court costumes ⓘ |
| etymology | Named after aoi (hollyhock) leaves used as decorations ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
mounted courtiers
ⓘ
noblewomen in traditional costume ⓘ ox-drawn carriages ⓘ saio-dai (imperial princess stand-in) ⓘ |
| hasParticipantRole |
archers on horseback
ⓘ
court nobles ⓘ saio-dai ⓘ shrine priests ⓘ |
| hasPreFestivalRitual |
Mikage-sai at Shimogamo Shrine
ⓘ
Saio-dai selection ceremony ⓘ Yabusame Shinji at Shimogamo Shrine ⓘ |
| hasProcession |
Heian-period costumed procession
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Roto-no-Gi ⓘ Yabusame Shinji (horseback archery ritual) ⓘ |
| hasSymbol | hollyhock leaves ⓘ |
| heldInMonth | May ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodRepresented | Heian period ⓘ |
| language | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kyoto ⓘ |
| mainParadeRoute | Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo Shrine to Kamigamo Shrine ⓘ |
| mainVenue |
Kamigamo Shrine
ⓘ
Shimogamo Shrine ⓘ |
| organisedBy |
Kamigamo Shrine
ⓘ
surface form:
Kamo Shrines
|
| originatedAs | imperial court ritual ⓘ |
| prefecture | Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ |
| religion | Shinto ⓘ |
| theme |
prayers for good harvest
ⓘ
protection from natural disasters ⓘ |
| tourism | major tourist attraction in Kyoto ⓘ |
| traditionalDate | May 15 ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
saio-dai
subject surface form:
Saio-dai