The Gion Festival's Nagatoboku (Shijo-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City) held a "Yui-no-gi" ceremony to welcome this year's young boy, Kento Kubo (8 years old), to the town on June 14, 2025, in Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City. The young boy's father stated his determination to take on the important role in front of the officials of the Nagatoboku Preservation Society.
Articles are excerpts from reports and news in the Kyoto Shimbun. Due to automatic translation, some expressions may not be accurate.
