"Naginata Hoko" Pageant Child of Kyoto's Gion Festival Rides Horse to Yasaka Shrine for "Shasan no Gi" Ritual July 13, 2026
"Test-pulling" of the *yamahoko* floats at Kyoto's Gion Festival; tourists and elementary school students pull the ropes. July 12, 2026
The "Mikoshi-arai" (portable shrine purification) ritual of the Gion Festival takes place in Kyoto, where the portable shrine is purified with water from the Kamo River. July 10, 2026
The lottery drawing ceremony for the Gion Festival's Yamaboko float procession held at Kyoto City Hall. July 2, 2026
The *chigo* (sacred child) of the Gion Festival's Naginata-boko float participated in the "O-sendo no Gi" ritual at Yasaka Shrine in Higashiyama Ward, Kyoto, to pray for the festival's safe conduct. July 1, 2026
