by Catherine Pawasarat | Apr 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
A major portion of the Gion Festival 2020 is canceled. On April 20 the Gion Festival Floats Association and Yasaka Shrine together announced that the Gion Festival processions on July 17 and 24––including the mikoshi processions to and from...
by Catherine Pawasarat | Jul 6, 2016 | Blog
An Overview of Japan’s Most Famous Festival by Catherine Pawasarat. Shining as the best-known festival in Japan, the Gion Festival takes place every year over the whole month of July. It’s a testimony to the community spirit of downtown...
by Catherine Pawasarat | Aug 9, 2013 | Blog
I’m excited to be in the final stretch of writing my guidebook to the Gion Festival in English. My plan was to launch it at the Gion Festival 2020, in July. It looks like that may not happen. The Kyoto …
by Catherine Pawasarat | Aug 9, 2013 | Blog
Rapidly changing times notwithstanding, in an 1100+-year event like the Gion Festival, transformation can be radical. The year 2014 heralded the reinstitution of the Gion Festival’s annual processions to two parts, one on the 17th and another on the...
