Jidai Matsuri

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Jidai Matsuri is a major annual historical parade in Kyoto that celebrates the city’s rich past with participants dressed in costumes from various eras of Japanese history.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf annual event
festival
historical parade
alsoKnownAs Festival of the Ages
associatedWith Heian Shrine founding
Heian-kyō
celebratedIn Kyoto
celebrates Kyoto’s historical eras
founding of Heian-kyō
commemorates 1100th anniversary of the transfer of the capital to Heian-kyō
country Japan
culturalSignificance major traditional festival of Kyoto
dateObserved October 22
endPoint Heian Shrine
features historical costumes
horseback riders
ox-drawn carts
portable shrines
procession of people on foot
firstHeld 1895
frequency annual
genre traditional Japanese festival
hasCostumeType commoners’ clothing from various eras
court nobles’ robes
samurai attire
hasTheme Japanese history
history of Kyoto
inception 1895
language Japanese
locatedIn Kansai region
Kyoto
Kyoto Prefecture NERFINISHED
mainVenue Heian Shrine
monthObserved October
numberOfParticipants thousands of participants
organizedBy City of Kyoto
Heian Shrine
paradeLength approximately 2 kilometers
partOf Kyoto’s three great festivals
relatedFestival Aoi Matsuri
Gion Matsuri
representsPeriod Azuchi–Momoyama period
Edo period
Heian period
Kamakura period
Meiji period
Muromachi period
earlier Japanese eras
startPoint Kyoto Imperial Palace
touristAttraction yes

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Heian Shrine
associatedFestival
Kyoto
famousEvent
Heian Shrine
hasEvent

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