Core Kyoto narrator Gary Tegler gets a close-up look at the Gion Matsuri ... the city on their return to Yasaka Jinja. 04:57 On July 31st, a ritual is held at the shrine to proclaim that the ...

Gion Matsuri was restored to its former glory in 2014, almost 50 years after its two processions were merged into one. Again one parade precedes the deities' journey from the shrine to their ...