Aoi festival in Kyoto

Aoi festival in Kyoto

Shiho Sakashita (4th from R), a 23-year-old office worker playing the role of the "Saio-dai" imperial princess in the annual Aoi festival in Kyoto, heads to a ceremony being held for the festival at Shimogamo Shrine after a float carrying her arrived there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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