Aoi festival parade cancelled due to virus pandemic

Aoi festival parade cancelled due to virus pandemic

Shimogamo shrine in Kyoto is empty on May 15, 2021, as the Aoi festival's main event -- a procession in which about 500 people dressed in the traditional attire from the Heian Period (794-1185) parade at the shrine -- was canceled for the second consecutive year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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