The Gion Festival's Atomatsuri (After Festival) reached its Yoiyama on July 23, 2024. In Muromachi-dori, located in the center of Kyoto City, komagata lanterns lit up the mountain, and locals and tourists strolled through the night to conclude the Yoiyama period.

This year's Atomatsuri marked the 10th anniversary of its separation from the Atomatsuri (Before Festival), and Yoiyama also marked the same number of years. The chairman of the Jomyo-yama Preservation Society (80 years old) commented with emotion, "There are few stalls, and it has the atmosphere of an 'adult festival.' That's what's good about it."

People walking along a street lit by komagata lanterns during the evening festival of the Gion Festival (looking south from Muromachi-dori Sanjo intersection, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto City)

Visitors enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere of the festival by leisurely choosing gifts to give out on Muromachi-dori, lined with lanterns, or listening to the Gion music on Shinmachi-dori, lined with large floats.

According to the Kyoto Prefectural Police, the turnout was about 13,000 people as of 8:30 p.m.