Gion Festival 2022 Highlights: First in 3 Years, Plus Taka Yama Debut
Gion Matsuri 2022: The first almost-normal Gion Matsuri in 3 years due to covid. Jubilant, and impossible to social distance. Gion Festival 2022 was a milestone in its history: it marked the first time the festival resumed after being scaled back due to a pandemic....
Gion Festival 2022: Green Light! Taka Yama Restoration a Highlight
Kyoto’s Gion Festival 2022 returns in July! The Gion Festival Floats Association has named that it would like the festival to happen “in as close to its usual form as possible.” But there will of course be safety measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. So...
Yamabushi at the Gion Festival: Supernatural Prayers to Benefit All Beings
Combining spiritual practices to benefit all beings with history, magic, myths, and legend, it’s challenging to be cooler than a committed yamabushi. Did you know that the Gion Matsuri and yamabushi share connections dating back centuries? And that dozens of yamabushi...
Japan’s Most Famous Festival: Kyoto’s Gion Festival
One of numerous Gion Festival iconic events: the spectacular Ato Matsuri floats procession on July 24. The spectacular Ato Matsuri floats procession, an iconic part of the Gion Festival. [/caption]Dating to 869 C.E., Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri shines as a beacon of more...
Gion Matsuri 2022: How Will It Look?
Update: See the latest blog on Gion Matsuri 2022 here. Gion Festival fans around the world are wondering: will there be a Gion Matsuri 2022? What kind of shape will it take? We won’t know until the Gion Matsuri Yamaboko Rengokai (Gion Festival Floats...Get The Book
