Gion Festival will be held on July 17 and July 24

July is a Gion Festival time.
Gion Festival is big three festival in Japan.
This festival is for Kyoto citizen's festival.

This year's festival is held two times,as primary festival reviving 49 years after.
First festival : July 17
Second festival : July 24

Yamaboko is increased from 32 to 33.

Yamaboko is called for Yama and Hoko.
Yama is 5m height.
Hoko is adding Hoko to Yama, so 25m height.

First Festival
-Pre festival: July 14-16
-Festival : July 17
Schedule and Yamabokos are below figure.


Second Festival
-Pre festival: July 21-23
-Festival : July 24
Schedule and Yamabokos are below figure.


Gion bayashi is played in the Yamaboko.
Gion bayshi is training from May.
Gion Festival's main event is Yamaboko Parade,
This year, Yamaboko parade is held two times.

Pre festival Yoiyama is at night.
Yamaboko is fixed to Machiya house.

We can enter Yamaboko through Machiya 2nd floor room.

Yamaboko location is shown attachment drawing.
Please confirm Yamaboko location.

Difficult to see all Yamaboko, please select your favorite Yamaboko.

Chimaki is selled as "except plague" and "good luck".
Near Yamaboko,Chochin lamp is started to light from 18:00, and Gion Hayashi sound is added.

At Yoiyama, young girl wear Yukata, enjoyed Gion taste.



Yoiyama is Pedestrian precinct from 18:00 to 23:00.

Yamaboko parade is started from 9:00 to 12:00.
At a time, walking streets are lots of travelers.
Please keep your sitting pon as you like before 9:00.

Changing Yamaboko direction attractions is called "Tsuji turn".
Yamaboko wheels are rigid fixed to axel.
Set many bamboos in front of wheel.
Set wheel over the bamboo with water, pull Yamaboko with 40 or 50 workers, then Yamaboko will be turned.

Finally Yamaboko is dismantled each Hoko-Machi.

This year, First Festival is bigger than Second Festival.
I recommend First Festival.

That's it.