The lantern festival at Manpukuji temple also commemorates the 350th anniversary of the death of its founder, Yin Yuan (1592-1673), as he is called in Chinese. Japanese know him as Ingen.

4. The three-day float festival is registered as a UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. According to the organizers, the yoiyama float procession attracted about 200,000 people. (Japanese original ...

Kyoto's famous festival held in July, the Gion Festival, features yamahoko floats. Lanterns that will decorate ... this year from last year. Note: In Japanese, the number "7" can be read nana ...