Gion Festival Blogs

Gion Festival 2021 Cancelled? No, But Smaller Scale

Jun 3, 2021

KYOTO––The 2021 Gion Festival will again be held on a much smaller scale than usual, same as 2020....

May 5, 2021

Kyoto's famous Gion Matsuri likely scaled down in 2021 Will there be a Gion Festival 2021? Gion...

Apr 22, 2020

Won't happen in Gion Matsuri 2020: Usually thousands of men carry the portable miyoshi shrines...

Jan 9, 2020

I'm excited to be in the final stretch of writing my guidebook to the Gion Festival in English. My...

Jul 6, 2016

An Overview of Japan's Most Famous Festival by Catherine Pawasarat. Shining as the best-known...

Aug 9, 2014

Ancient Tradition Meets High Tech With an 1100-year history, the Gion Matsuri or Gion Festival is...

Aug 9, 2014

Rapidly changing times notwithstanding, in an 1100+-year event like the Gion Festival,...

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