"Gion Matsuri and Japanese Festivals": Cerritos College (Los Angeles) Study Abroad in Kyōto, July 15, 2025
This might be the most gorgeous slideshow you ever see, informative as well about the Gion festival and Kyōto. Japanese festivals are above all presented as Shintō rituals. The Gion Matsuri began in 869 to ward off epidemics, but was ironically canceled during the recent pandemic. Longtime research and insider experiences in Japanese, with guidance by a Gion festival leader, culminate in fascinating information and annotated photos.
View the slideshow
on ResearchGate: http://dx.doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.2.13203.80162
on Academia Edu: https://www.academia.edu/130493544
Japanese government's ResearchMap 祇園祭と日本の祭り (Japanese annotations - 日本語による説明):
https://researchmap.jp/waoe/presentations/50603456?lang=ja
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