The Kankosai festival of Goryo Shrine (Kamigoryo Shrine) in Kamigyo Ward, Kyoto City was held on May 18, 2025, with a procession of portable shrines (mikoshi) and oxcarts parading around the area of the shrine. This year, for the first time in decades, local children played the role of "Furetaiko," the drummer at the front of the procession, livening up the historic festival.
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