Why Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri, Japan’s most famous festival, with its parade of huge floats, is not to be missed
With loud chants and raw power, the volunteers direct the heavy structure through two small turns. Finally, with one big push, they turn the corner and begin moving forward again. Decorated with a towering central pole, some of the floats in Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri reach up to 25 metres in height. Photo: Kissa Castaneda The … Read more
