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.

This time we introduce "Core Kyoto Special: Behind the Scenes of Gion Matsuri," which shows the eagerness of foreign volunteers who support the Matsuri among Japanese people including Kyoto locals.

The parade’s organizer, the Gion Festival Yamahoko Association, based in Kyoto’s Nakagyo Ward ... This year, 23 floats will parade in the Saki Matsuri (the first climactic part of the festival ...

The next festival is slated for May 2025 (exact dates yet to be announced). The Kyoto Gion Matsuri is the annual festival of Yasaka Shrine, with a history going back about 1,100 years. It's ...

Gion Matsuri, Kyoto: a thousand-year-old tradition and the most famous matsuri Kyoto's Gion Matsuri, a star among Japanese festivals, takes place in July. Dating back over a thousand years ...

KYOTO--Under the blaze of the scorching ... Eleven floats will participate in Yamahoko Junko of the Ato Matsuri (the latter climactic part) on July 24. The Gion Festival, one of Japan’s three ...