Gion Matsuri reaches high point with Yamaboko

KYOTO, Japan - The Gion Festival, sponsored by Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, reaches a high point on July 17 with a parade of Yamaboko (mountain spear) floats. The festival dates back to 869, when 66 tall spears were erected in the Imperial Park to fight a nationwide epidemic. The photo shows the Naginataboko (halberd spear) float leading the parade, which starts from the Shijyokarasuma section of the old Japanese capital.

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