@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social
2026-07-01 00:50 UTC
👹KYŌTO'S GRANDEST FESTIVAL😇
Summer in Kyōto is said to begin with the Gion Matsuri (祇園祭) and end with the Gozan-no-Okuribi (五山送り火)🤔
an anti-plague charm
on Simon bamboo...
door of the inn
なよ竹のささら三八御宿哉
-Kobayashi Issa (小林一茶), 1812.
Trans. David Lanoue.
#Kyoto #京都 #Japan #祇園祭 #祭
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@camelliakyoto@mastodon.social 2026-07-01 01:00
The Gion Matsuri is one of Kyōto's "Three Great Festivals". Starting on July 1st (and lasting the whole month), the festival is marked by two grand parades: the Saki Matsuri (先祭り 'early procession') on July 17th, followed by the smaller Ato Matsuri (後祭り 'later procession') on July 24th.