Annual Aoi festival held in Kyoto

Annual Aoi festival held in Kyoto

People in ancient Japanese court-style attire participate in the annual Aoi Matsuri, one of the three main festivals of Kyoto, in the western Japan city on May 15, 2016. Around 500 participants, dressed as nobles of the Heian Period (794-1185), walked with decorated ox carts and horses around an eight kilometer course from Kyoto Imperial Palace to Shimogamo and Kamigamo shrines, during the ancient capital's major festival, which dates back 1,400 years. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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