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2022.07.20

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Walking around Kyoto (Gion Festival)

Hello, this is Maeda
Welcome back to Risshisha.

End of last week, in Kyoto
Yoiyoiyama, Yoiyama, a Yamahoko cruise of the Gion festival 
was great turnout.

It's the first Gion festival holding after 3 years.
While the sound of the Gion musical accompaniment resounds,
and beautiful Yamahoko forms a line
It was very fantastic.

The Gion festival held in one month of July. 
and the highlight is
The Yamahoko cruise that Yamahoko parades around a town.

And the previous night
there were lot of setting up the food stand of Yoiyama, Yoiyoiyama.

and also a special tent for sale Chimaki.

Chimaki at Gion Matsuri is
Amulet to protect against evil,not food
made from Kaya that woven into a triangle.
Many homes decorate the front door.

I went to both Yoyoyama and Yoiyama
Especially on Saturday, the number of people in Yoiyama
was reported that there were as many as 300,000 people.

Even I was worrried abput the wether,
it held safely
You can see the wonderful Gion Festival
and it was really good.


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