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Gion Matsuri — Shinkousai
Kyoto, Japan
祇園祭神幸祭
Today was the biggest day of Kyoto's biggest annual festival, Gion Matsuri. I opted out of the main event, a sun-grilled parade of the big wooden floats seen in an earlier post, but I did attend an interesting event in the late afternoon when it was cooler, shinkousai. I'll post more photos another day...
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Are those characters numerals? Reminds me of this picture I took in 2001 (sadly before I had anything resembling a DSLR).
http://www.flickr.com/photos/11682918@N00/5948388747/in/set-72157627095190953/
There were numbers at each position to organize the carriers.
No, it’s the name of the shrine entity/group. —Jeffrey
神幸祭いいですね！背景に八坂神社の名前が写るのも素晴らしいです
私もブログに山鉾巡行の写真をアップしましたよ～
Wow, those are great shots on your blog. Folks wishing to see Gion Matsuri’s main event should check out Junichiro’s post. The text is all Japanese, but the pictures can be clicked through to large ones. Notice how the traffic signals are moved out of the way as the big floats approach. These shots make me want to see it in person next year! —Jeffrey