New attire for Kyoto ''Aoi Matsuri'' unveiled

New attire for Kyoto ''Aoi Matsuri'' unveiled

KYOTO, Japan - New attire to be worn by participants in Kyoto's annual ''Aoi Matsuri (festival)'' in May are on display at the Kyoto Imperial Palace on April 19. On May 15, some 500 participants, dressed like nobles in the Heian period (794-1185), take part in a procession that makes its way across the city's Aoi Bridge to Shimo-Gamo Shrine and then to Kami-Gamo Shrine.

New attire for Kyoto ''Aoi Matsuri'' unveiled

New attire for Kyoto ''Aoi Matsuri'' unveiled

KYOTO, Japan - New attire to be worn by participants in Kyoto's annual ''Aoi Matsuri (festival)'' in May are on display at the Kyoto Imperial Palace on April 19. On May 15, some 500 participants, dressed like nobles in the Heian period (794-1185), take part in a procession that makes its way across the city's Aoi Bridge to Shimo-Gamo Shrine and then to Kami-Gamo Shrine.

1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

1 month after torrential rain in southwestern Japan

A passer-by crosses the bridge that leads to Aoi Aso shrine, a national treasure, in the flood-hit city of Hitoyoshi in Kumamoto Prefecture on Aug. 4, 2020, after it was damaged during torrential rain that hit southwestern Japan a month ago.

Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken July 13, 2020, shows the collapsed Misogi bridge to the Aoi Aso shrine, a national treasure, in the flood-hit city of Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, following torrential rain that hit the southwestern Japan region of Kyushu earlier in the month.

Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Aftermath of torrential rain in southwestern Japan

Photo taken July 9, 2020, shows the collapsed Misogi bridge to the Aoi Aso shrine, a national treasure, in the flood-hit city of Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto Prefecture, following torrential rain that hit the southwestern Japan region of Kyushu earlier in the month.