KYOTO--A local landmark that is designated ... It is said that Okura loved the Gion Festival so much that he had the tower constructed in the motif of a “yamahoko” float featured in the ...

The parade’s organizer, the Gion Festival Yamahoko Association, based in Kyoto’s Nakagyo Ward, made the decision on April 20 at a meeting with 34 local float-preservation associations.

Japan’s former capital Kyoto plays ... including the Aoi Festival, the Jidai Festival, and the Gozan no Okuribi. But Japan’s biggest summer festival, the month-long Gion Festival, is probably ...

In Kyoto, tourists flock to the picturesque Gion district to glimpse Geisha clip-clopping along cobbled streets. It's one of the most photographed parts of the ancient capital.

KYOTO -- The Gion Festival, one of the three major festivals in Japan, started in this ancient capital on July 1. At Yasaka Shrine, a ritual was held to pray for the safety of the event by a child ...

Core Kyoto narrator Gary Tegler gets a close-up look at the Gion Matsuri, which began over 1,000 years ago, as he unravels the mystery of the decorations and meets the foreign volunteers.