Aoi Matsuri

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Aoi Matsuri is one of Kyoto’s oldest and most important traditional festivals, featuring Heian-period costumed processions to the Kamo shrines each May.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual event
festival
matsuri
traditional Japanese festival
alsoKnownAs Kamo Matsuri
approximateOriginCentury 6th century
associatedWith Imperial Household
Kamo River
Kamo Tamayori-hime no Mikoto
Kamo Wake-ikazuchi no Kami
city Kyoto City
country Japan
culturalSignificance important intangible cultural heritage of Kyoto
one of the three major festivals of Kyoto
dedicatedTo 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
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 Kamo Shrines
originatedAs imperial court ritual
prefecture Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED
religion Shinto
theme prayers for good harvest
protection from natural disasters
tourism major tourist attraction in Kyoto
traditionalDate May 15

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Kyoto
famousEvent
Jidai Matsuri
relatedFestival

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