Gion Festival begins in Kyoto

Gion Festival begins in Kyoto

Ryushin Kumeda (C), 11, attends the "Osendo no Gi" ritual to pray for success at the start of the one-month Gion Festival at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto on July 1, 2016. Kumeda will lead the parade of decorated floats, or Yamahoko procession, on July 17. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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