During the Gion Festival Sakimatsuri float parade held on July 17, 2024, the ninth Niwatori-hoko float's wheel was partially damaged, and it had to abandon the parade midway down Shijo Street. There is a record of the Kanko-boko float turning back 69 years ago due to a malfunctioning wheel, but float town officials unanimously said, "We've never heard of anything like that in decades," and this was a rare incident in recent years.
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