Aoi festival held in rain

KYOTO, Japan - Participants in the annual Aoi Matsuri (festival) process beneath umbrellas in rainy Kyoto on May 15. The participants, dressed like nobles of the Heian Period (794-1185), were leaving Kyoto Palace on their way to Kami-Gamo Shrine.

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