The "Osen-do Ceremony" in which the young boys of the Gion Festival's Nagatoboku (Shijo-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City) pray for the safety of the festival was held at Yasaka Shrine in Higashiyama-ku, Kyoto City on July 1, 2025, kicking off the month-long Gion Festival.
Articles are excerpts from reports and news in the Kyoto Shimbun. Due to automatic translation, some expressions may not be accurate.
