【4K動画】祇園祭の前祭（さきまつり）の山鉾巡行（7月17日）を前に、組み上がった山鉾を動かす「曳き初め（ひきぞめ）」が2025年7月12日の午後、京都市内の中心部で始まった。「エンヤラヤー」のかけ声に合わせ、巨大な車輪をきしませて四条通や室町通を進んだ。
「曳き初め」は一般の人でも参加でき、この日は早くから各鉾に行列ができていた。鶏鉾では、例年、近くの池坊短期大学の学生が浴衣姿で参加しているが、今年から学生が募集停止になったため、最後の参加になる可能性がある中、学生たちが曳き初めを楽しんでいた。

Ahead of the Gion Festival's pre-festival float parade (July 17th), the "hikizome" procession of the assembled floats began in the center of Kyoto City on the afternoon of July 12th, 2025. The giant wheels creaked as the floats proceeded down Shijo-dori and Muromachi-dori streets to the chant of "Enyaraya."
The "hikizome" is open to the public, and on this day, lines formed at each float from early on. In the Niwatori-hoko float parade, students from nearby Ikenobo Junior College usually participate in the parade wearing yukata robes, but as student recruitment has been suspended since this year, the students enjoyed the first parade, even though it may be their last time to participate.

0:06　函谷鉾　Kanko-hoko
0:25　函谷鉾に彬子女王殿下のお姿が　Princess Akiko appears on the Kanko-hoko
0:33　四条烏丸交差点、函谷鉾の曳き初め　Shijo Karasuma intersection
3:34　鶏鉾　Niwatori-hoko
4:07　地元の小学生に混じり、今年が最後の参加になる可能性のある池坊短期大学生の姿も　Among the local elementary school students were students from Ikenobo Junior College, who may be participating for the last time this year.
5:33　陽炎に揺れる菊水鉾　Kikusui-hoko swaying in the heat haze
5:56　長刀鉾　Naginata-hoko
6:11　山鉾の進行に備えて、信号機の折り畳み作業　Traffic lights are folded up in preparation for the floats' advance.
6:48　「太平の舞」を披露する長刀鉾稚児　Naginata-hoko children performing the "Taihei Dance"
7:44　四条通を進む長刀鉾　Naginata-hoko marching down Shijo Street
8:36　通常とは逆向きに四条通を西に進む長刀鉾　The Naginata-hoko marches west along Shijo Street in the opposite direction to the usual direction.
10:19　信号機を元に戻す作業員　Worker resetting the traffic light