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Gion Festival 2021: Small in Size, Big in Heart

The Yasaka Jinja is usually buzzing with visitors during the Gion Festival, but not in 2021. Image courtesy Jorie Johnson. No doubt the Gion Festival community and Kyoto authorities felt heartbroken to scale back the Gion Festival 2021 due to
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Gion Festival 2021 update: 18 Yamaboko Floats to be Built and Decorated, Preserving Traditions

Though the Gion Festival floats processions have been canceled in 2021 for the second year in a row due to covid, Gion Festival Yamaboko Floats Association officials and Yasaka Shrine representatives announced that 18 floats would be constructed and decorated
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Access free interactive maps with locations and description of all 34 Gion Festival floats, plus procession routes!

Access free interactive maps with locations and description of all 34 Gion Festival floats, plus procession routes!

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