Float-building for Kyoto's Gion Festival

Float-building for Kyoto's Gion Festival

Artisans begin assembling giant wooden floats without using any nails in a craft known as "hokotate" in Kyoto, western Japan, on July 10, 2023, in preparation for the upcoming Gion Festival parade.

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