The "Mitarashi Festival," where visitors dip their bare feet into the shrine grounds' spring water to pray for good health and freedom from illness, began on July 18, 2026, at Shimogamo Shrine (Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City). Despite the cloudy skies, the air was muggy and oppressive; worshippers found relief in the cool pond water as they offered up the flames of their candles.
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