Canceled Gion Matsuri "Yamaboko Cruise" Economic loss is 18.6 billion yen or more? Corona effect June 2, 4:51

The summer of Kyoto, which will be canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus * The largest attraction of the Gion festival, the `` Yamaboko Tour '', will cost about 18.6 billion yen in Kyoto Prefecture. The house put together.

I calculated by Professor Emeritus Katsuhiro Miyamoto of Kansai University who analyzed the economic impact of the postponement of the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.

Professor Emeritus Miyamoto estimated the economic loss in Kyoto Prefecture following the cancellation of the "Yamaboko Cruise" scheduled for two days in total before and after the Gion Festival next month.

Based on the data for the past three years, we estimated that this year's tourists would reach 900,000, and subtracted the amount of food and souvenirs produced outside Kyoto from accommodation expenses, food expenses, souvenir charges, etc. The total economic loss is 18,670 million yen.

Professor Emeritus Miyamoto estimates that the total loss during the tournament due to the suspension of national high school baseball this summer is 17.1 billion yen nationwide, and it will be exceeded only by the influence of Kyoto prefecture due to the suspension of the Yamaboko cruise for two days. That is.

Professor Gion Miyamoto says, "The Gion Festival is one of the biggest festivals in Japan, so I hope that it will be held safely next year to stimulate the local economy."

Originating from events that prayed to protect the country from epidemics and disasters

Gion Matsuri, one of the three major festivals in Japan, originated in the early Heian period in 869, when we prayed to protect the country from epidemics and disasters.

Although the festival itself was canceled during the Onin Rebellion during the Muromachi period and the Pacific War in the Showa era, the festival continued while rebuilding mountains and hangko that were lost in the war and the great fire, and last year marked the 1150th anniversary. It was

Due to the new coronavirus, "Yamaboko cruise" of "Pre-festival" and "Post-festival" was canceled, and "Mikoshi Togyo", which bears Mikoshi bravely, was also canceled. It has been decided that the event will be reduced.

In addition, the Yamako Federation will soon decide whether or not to carry out "mountain construction" that will be displayed on the evening festival, such as Mt. Yoi.

* Gion's bias is "ne"