On July 5, 2025, at the town hall of the Nagatoboku (Shijo-dori Karasuma Higashi-iru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City), which leads the Gion Festival's preliminary festival, a young boy performed the "Dance of Peace" on top of the hoko during the procession. He danced leisurely toward Shijo-dori, attracting the attention of passersby and spectators.
The dance was performed to accompany the auspicious sign that marks the beginning of the ritual. It is said that the dance contains a prayer for the elimination of epidemics.
Around 3:00 p.m., young boy Kubo Kento (8 years old), twin brothers Okayama Togo and Seita (both 10 years old) who serve as assistant kamuro, and members of the Nagatoboku Preservation Society gathered at the town hall and prayed in front of the altar for the safety of the festival.
Then, the Taihei Dance was performed from the second floor. As the music rang out, Kento Kubo, wearing a peacock feather crown and a light purple kimono, appeared accompanied by his brothers Togo and Seita Okayama. He leaned outward, stretching his body and dancing back and forth and side to side.
