On the 24th of the Gion Festival, which colors the summer of Kyoto, the "Yamahoko Cruise" was held after the festival, and gorgeously decorated mountains and halberds such as "Takayama", which returned for the first time in about 200 years, proceeded along the main road.
The Yamahoko cruise of the post-festival began at 9:30 am on the 24th, and 11 mountains and hooks departed one after another from the intersection of Karasuma Oike in the center of Kyoto city with a dashing shout.
Due to the influence of the new corona, the pilgrimage to Yamahoko was suspended for the second consecutive year, but this was the first time in three years that the mountains and yellowtails decorated with gorgeous hangings proceeded along Chuto-Oji, where Gion Hayashi echoed. I went there.
When approaching the intersection, bamboo was laid under the big wheels, and "Tsuji-maki" was shown, which turned at a right angle while watering, and when it turned with a shout, cheers and applause were sent from the people along the road. rice field.
In addition, "Takayama", which had not participated in the Yamahoko cruise since it was damaged by the effects of wind and flood damage in the Edo period, returned for the first time in 196 years, and proceeded slowly while the audience watched.
According to police, about 35,000 people visited the roadside on the 24th.
The Gion Festival is said to have started in the Heian period to pray for the extinction of the plague. It would be great if everyone could benefit from the plague eradication so that they wouldn't get caught in the new Corona. "