Digest of the Gion Festival Yoiyama KYOTO

I shoot video at Gion Matsuri: Night Festival “Yoiyama”
Major three floats: Naginata Hoko, Kanko Hoko, Tsuiki Hoko.
Actaully, the Gion Festival is also one of the three biggest festivals in Japan and it's a quite unique summer festival. You can enjoy the festival over a week, watch the gorgeous decoration of the floats right before your eyes, and the procession goes in an elegant Kyoto atmosphere.
The festival starts on July 1 and ends on the 31st, taking a month. Many of the visitors come to enjoy it during the week of float-building, three evenings before the parade and the climax day of the parade.
There was a big change in the Gion Festival last year. It was divided into two parades: the former parade and the latter parade. That is to say, they repeat the week-long procedure of float-building, three festive evenings and the procession.
You can enjoy the Gion Festival twice!
"Sakimatsuri"or the former festival follows the traditional schedule with 23 floats led by the Naginata-hoko float as its leader.
* July 10 -14 "Hokotate" float-building
*July 14-16 "Yoiyama"evenings
*July 17 "Yamahoko-junko" Parade
"Atomatsuri"or the latter festival follows the new schedule with 10 floats including the renewed Oofune-hoko float in the end of the parade.
* July 18 -21 "Hokotate" float-building
*July 21-23 "Yoiyama"evenings
*July 24 "Yamahoko-junko" Parade
Adjust your schedule to see the festival. Get off the train at Shijo-Karasuma.
For more information: www.kyoto-magonote.jp/en/gionm...
千百年の伝統を有する八坂神社の祭礼、豪壮かつ華麗な祇園祭。
四条烏丸交差点付近のメジャー3基、長刀鉾, 函谷鉾, 月鉾を間近で撮影しました。
長刀鉾の名は鉾頭に飾られた大長刀に由来しています。毎年巡行の先頭を進む長刀鉾は、応仁の乱以前にもその存在が記録に残っています。
また現在では唯一人間の稚児が鉾にのり、７月１７日の巡行時には鉾の上で「太平の舞」を舞い、そして「注連縄切り」の儀式等を行っています。
函谷鉾は大型造りで男性的な貫禄を具え、ゴブラン織の前掛と文字見送の豪快な容姿で、
囃子は重厚かつスピーディなリズム感で華やかさと明るさがあるとされています。
月鉾は、山鉾32基の中でも最も大きく、重い鉾です。そして、鉾を飾る装飾も細部に至るまで素晴らしく、動く美術館と讃えられています。
祇园祭
7月1日（周六）～31日（周一）
"祇园祭"是八坂神社的祭神活动，日本三大祭之一。它作为京都工商业民众间的传统活动发展至今，以悠久的历史、豪华的场面和长达一个月之久的规模闻名全国。可谓日本夏季各类传统活动的代表。
祇园祭起源于距今1100多年前，据说，当时人们为祈求流行疫病早日平息，在神社里搭建了66根（当时日本国内小国的数量）长"矛"，于是便有了如今的祇园祭。
祇园祭的高潮无疑是山鉾巡行（花车游行）。2014年起，时隔约半个世纪，游行重新恢复至分17日和24日2天举行的传统。33座花车中有29座已被国家认定为重要有形民俗文化遗产，花车上装饰有各式精美的绒毯和仿织锦等，堪称一座室外移动式美术馆。
7月1日（六）～31日（一）
「祇園祭」為八坂神社的祭典，日本三大祭之一。「祇園祭」原是從京都百姓的祭典發展起來的，歷史悠久，十分豪華，而其持續一個月的龐大規模，廣為人知。是日本夏季祭典的代表。
大約1100年前，人們為了驅退疫病，立起代表日本全土國家數目的66枝矛，舉辦祭典，相傳「祇園祭」起源於此。
其中的高潮為山鉾巡行。2014年起，相隔了約半世紀，再次將巡行分成17日的前祭與24日的後祭2次舉行。全33座山鉾中，29座被指定為重要有形民俗文化財，裝飾著美麗掛毯等美術品的山鉾，彷彿為室外的移動美術館。
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