Float procession during Gion Festival in Kyoto

Float procession during Gion Festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A procession of decorated floats parades down Oike Avenue in Kyoto, Japan, on July 24, 2014, during the latter part of the Gion Festival, split in two parts for the first time in 49 years.

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