Gion Matsuri was ... temporary abode during the festival, and another precedes their return. The festival's revival was led by the resurrection of the Ofune Hoko float after 150 years.

KYOTO--The annual Gion Festival that started on July 1 in the ... Each of the massive types of floats, some called “yama” and the others “hoko,” is assembled by artisans called the ...

KYOTO--City authorities gave the green light July 10 to begin work on constructing massive, decorative floats for t he annual Gion Festival--even though the climactic processions are now canceled ...

Core Kyoto narrator Gary Tegler gets a close-up look at the Gion Matsuri ... Core Kyoto zooms in on the Hoka Hoko, one of the festival's 34 floats Fronting the Hoka Hoko is a gorgeously attired ...

Kyoto's famous festival held in July, the Gion Festival, features yamahoko floats. Lanterns that will decorate places such as the floats are being made. A shop in Kyoto plans to produce about ...

KYOTO -- The Gion Festival ... who will ride on the "Naginatahoko" float that leads the "yamahoko" float procession, the biggest showpiece of the famed festival. The "Osendo no Gi" is a ritual ...