The "Kishu Ume Dochu" (Kishu Plum Procession), an event to dedicate plums, a specialty of Wakayama Prefecture, was held on June 6, 2026, at the World Heritage sites of Shimogamo Shrine in Sakyo Ward and Kamigamo Shrine in Kita Ward, Kyoto City. Women dressed in Heian period attire carried baskets of harvested plums through the shrine grounds.
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