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 Yasaka
Like every year, there’s lots happening during the spectacular and enormous Gion Festival 2020. Alas, most events are little advertised, or marketed only in Japanese.
