Annual Aoi festival held in Kyoto

A float carrying the "Saio-dai" imperial princess, played by college student Sayo Tomita, arrives at Shimogamo Shrine on the way to Kamigamo Shrine during a parade in the annual Aoi Matsuri, one of the three main festivals of Kyoto, on May 15, 2016. Around 500 participants, dressed in aristocratic-style costumes of the Heian period (794-1185), paraded along an 8-kilometer course from the Kyoto Imperial Palace to Kamigamo Shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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