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A few of the floats incorporate stylised characters from their names into the yukata patterns...
✍️Naginata-hoko (長刀鉾) uses the '長'.
✍️Shijō-Kasa-boko (四条傘鉾) includes the '傘'.
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On July 2nd lots are drawn at the Kyōto Municipal Assembly Hall to determine the order of the floats for the 2 parades.
This ritual is known as 'Kujitori-shiki' (くじ取り式 'Lot-Drawing Ceremony'), and was intended to prevent fighting over prized positions in the parade.
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Gion Festival to be held July 1-31 in Kyoto
(©京都市観光協会/Photo courtesy of Japan Travel) Enjoy centuries old traditions, lively parades, mouth-watering street…
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https://www.alojapan.com/1487695/gion-festival-to-be-held-july-1-31-in-kyoto/ Gion Festival to be held July 1-31 in Kyoto #EventsNearMe #GionFestival #GionMatsuri #Kyoto #KyotoGionFestival #KyotoJapanTravel #KyotoMatsuri #KyotoNews #KyotoPointsOfView #KyotoSightseeing #KyotoThingsToDo #KyotoTour #KyotoTravel #KyotoTrip #mikoshi #MikoshiFestival #MikoshiKyoto #news #京都 #京都府 (©京都市観光協会/Photo courtesy of Japan Travel) Enjoy centuries old traditions, lively parades, mouth-watering street food, and contagious fun at one of J
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Today is Gion Matsuri, the Gion Festival, in Kyoto, #Japan https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kyoto/nishiki-koji-dori/?s=mb #travel #GionFestival
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Today is Gion Matsuri, the Gion Festival, in Kyoto, #Japan https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kyoto/fushimi-inari-taisha/?s=mb #travel #GionFestival
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Today is Gion Matsuri, the Gion Festival, in Kyoto, #Japan https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kyoto/?s=mb #travel #GionFestival
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It is said En-no-Gyōja tried to convince Hitokotonushi to build a bridge from Mt Katsuragi to Mt Yoshino (it didn't go well).
On 16th July Shugen-ja devotees from Shōgo-in (聖護院-head temple of Honzan Shugen 本山修験宗) perform a sacred Goma-daki rite (護摩焚き) to dispel evil.
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Citywide fires in 1708, 1788 and 1864 led to some floats disappearing forever.
Fortunately for most, treasures could quickly be whisked to safety during such emergencies.
Unlike the priceless decorations, the float frames themselves were relatively easy to rebuild🙌 -
2 pigeons, perhaps sculpted by Hidari Jingorō (左甚五郎), sit atop the float gate. The god's bird messengers represent marital harmony.
The float is thought to have existed at least before the Ōnin War (1467-77). Unusually, talismans are sold to stop children crying at night.
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The float survived the great fire of 1864 and is called a 'Moving Museum'.
It boasts carvings by Hidari Jingorō (左甚五郎 early 17thC?) and paintings created in 1835 by famed artist Maruyama Ōkyo (円山応挙 1733-95), depicting scenes from 'The Tale of Genji' framed in open fans. -
A few of the floats incorporate stylised characters from their names into the yukata patterns...
✍️Naginata-hoko (長刀鉾) uses the '長'...
✍️Shijō-Kasa-boko (四条傘鉾) includes the '傘'...
#Japan #Kyoto #京都 #GionFestival #Naginataboko #長刀鉾 #Shijokasaboko #四条傘鉾
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14) TAISHI-YAMA (太子山)🪷
Taishi-yama is dedicated to Prince Shōtoku (聖徳太子 572-622, aka Shōtoku Taishi), the great propagator of Buddhism.
This float alone uses a cedar (not the usual pine) as a conduit for the gods. -
Back to biscuits...
At the first 'goryō-e', held in the grounds of the imperial gardens, one of the many offerings was a type of Chinese-style cracker.
It is said that Kibi-no-Asomi Makibi (吉備真備 695-775), an envoy to Tang, was the first to introduce these crackers to Japan. -
In Kyōto it is common to see small, broom-like charms hung beside doorways.
Made from miscanthus reeds, the same grass used to create the giant chinowa rings, 'chimaki' (茅巻き) prevent misfortune from entering the home.They are sold exclusively during the Gion Festival in July.
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The Gion Festival's Kikusui-boko (菊水鉾) is named after a local spring called 'Kikusui-i' (菊水井 'Chrysanthemum Water Well') & the Chinese story of the 'Chrysanthemum Boy'.
An exiled favourite of the emperor, Kikujidō lived for 700 years by drinking chrysanthemum dew.A student of the famed tea master Sen-no-Rikyū (千利休 1522-91) built a small teahouse close to the old well and christened it 'Kikusui-i' (菊水井).
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The 'goka-ni-karahana mon' (五瓜に唐花紋) is said to represent a flowering quince.
Although primarily used by the Oda clan, there is no clear connection between the Oda and Yasaka-jinja, though it is recorded the Oda Nobunaga (織田信長) attended the Gion Matsuri in 1578.
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There is no clear indication that Yasaka-jinja's crest is related to the humble cucumber, but astonishingly everyone involved in the Gion Matsuri continues to uphold the no cucumber rule in July🥒😵
For spectators, chilled cucumbers on sticks have become a popular festival food.
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The Gion Matsuri is Yasaka-jinja's primary festival, culminating with a procession of the shrine's deities through the heart of the city.
To be seen devouring cucumbers was considered disrespectful, openly inviting the displeasure of the god Susanoo (須佐之男/aka Gozu Tennō 牛頭天王).
#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #GionFestival #祇園祭 #Yasakajinja #YasakaShrine #八坂神社
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🥒THE MONTH WITHOUT CUCUMBERS🚫
The crest of Yasaka-jinja (八坂神社), home to the Gion Matsuri, resembles the cross-section of a cucumber, and thus the fruit has gained sacred status during the festival.
One of the strangest customs in Kyōto is the giving up of cucumbers for July!
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🙏😋GOBBLING GOOD HEALTH✨💪
Queueing in 35 degree heat for over three hours for a sweet that is available only once a year...🌞⏱️🥹
July 16th was 'gyōja mochi' day (行者餅)🙌
The sweet is sold exclusively by Kashiwaya Mitsusada (柏屋光貞) in Gion.
#Kyoto #wagashi #祇園祭 #京都 #GionFestival #GionMatsuri #Japan #sweets
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👘FESTIVAL, BUT MAKE IT FASHION✨
The Gion Matsuri's float musicians, 'hikiko' (曳き子 'float pullers'), 'ondotori' (音頭取り 'cheerleaders'), and even those selling float goods, dress in clothing unique to the 34 'yamaboko'.
NHK Kyōto exhibited some of the festival's beautiful yukata.
#GionFestival #GionMatsuri #祇園祭 #Kyoto #京都 #Japan #yukata #着物 #kimono
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Fire constantly devastated the city and the floats were regularly turned to ash. As merchant wealth blossomed and faded, so too did the number of floats.
Citywide fires in 1708, 1788 and 1864 led to some floats disappearing forever. Fortunately for most, treasures could quickly be whisked to safety during such emergencies. Unlike the priceless decorations, the float frames themselves were relatively easy to rebuild🙌
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🥁THE FLOATS OF THE GION MATSURI (PART 2)🙌
This thread will cover the remaining floats that participate in the Gion Matsuri, and a little of their history and the inspiration behind their themes.
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In the end Zenzai-dōji became a Bodhisattva.
The float enshrines Yōryū Kannon (楊柳観音), known after the willow branch the bodhisattva holds. Made in Kamakura times, only the chest and head survived fire in 1788.
Protecting against illness, this form of Kannon is also named Yakuō Bosatsu (薬王菩薩 'Medicine Bodhisattva').
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...after his daughter was spared from a terrible plague.
The Naginata-hoko (長刀鉾 aka Naginata-boko), the best known of the floats, opens and then leads the Yamaboko Junkō (山鉾巡行).
Nowadays it is the only float upon which a 'sacred page' (稚児 'chigo') rides. Originally all hoko floats (鉾) would have had their own chigo. -
👹KYŌTO'S GRANDEST FESTIVAL😇
Summer in Kyōto is said to start with the Gion Matsuri (祇園祭) and end with the Gozan-no-Okuribi (五山送り火)🤔
One of Japan's most important festivals, the Gion Matusri begins on July 1st and lasts the whole month, building to two parades: the Saki Matsuri (先祭り 'early festival') on July 17th, followed by the smaller Ato Matsuri (後祭り 'later festival') on July 24th.
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Today is Gion Matsuri, the Gion Festival, in Kyoto, #Japan https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kyoto/nishiki-koji-dori/?s=mb #travel #GionFestival
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Today is Gion Matsuri, the Gion Festival, in Kyoto, #Japan https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kyoto/fushimi-inari-taisha/?s=mb #travel #GionFestival
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Today is Gion Matsuri, the Gion Festival, in Kyoto, #Japan https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kyoto/?s=mb #travel #GionFestival
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A Kyoto tourism association is selling premium tickets worth ¥400,000 ($2,770) each to view the Gion Festival, one of the largest festivals in Japan, held annually in July. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/07/02/national/gion-fesival-tickets/?utm_content=buffer67c3a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #news #japan #kyoto #festivals #gionfestival
