Aoi Festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, May 15 Kyodo - People dressed in court-style attire from the Heian period (794-1185) leave Kyoto Imperial Palace on May 15, 2026, for a parade with a court carriage during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital. (Kyodo)

Aoi Festival in Kyoto

Aoi Festival in Kyoto

People dressed in court-style attire from the Heian period (794-1185) leave Kyoto Imperial Palace on May 15, 2026, for a parade with a court carriage during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital.

Aoi Festival in Kyoto

Aoi Festival in Kyoto

People dressed in court-style attire from the Heian period (794-1185) leave Kyoto Imperial Palace for a parade with a court carriage during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2025.

SWEDEN STATE VISIT FROM ICELAND

SWEDEN STATE VISIT FROM ICELAND

King Carl XVI Gustaf and President Halla Tómasdóttir in a horse carriage procession to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 6, 2025. Iceland’s President Halla Tómasdóttir is on a State Visit to Sweden 6-8 May, 2025.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

SWEDEN STATE VISIT FROM ICELAND

SWEDEN STATE VISIT FROM ICELAND

King Carl XVI Gustaf and President Halla Tómasdóttir in a horse carriage procession to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 6, 2025. Iceland’s President Halla Tómasdóttir is on a State Visit to Sweden 6-8 May, 2025.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

SWEDEN STATE VISIT FROM ICELAND

SWEDEN STATE VISIT FROM ICELAND

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia meet President Halla Tómasdóttir and Mr Björn Skúlason at the Royal Stables for a horse carriage procession to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 6, 2025. Iceland’s President Halla Tómasdóttir is on a State Visit to Sweden 6-8 May, 2025.Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT / Code 10040

SWEDEN STATE VISIT FROM ICELAND

SWEDEN STATE VISIT FROM ICELAND

King Carl XVI Gustaf and President Halla Tómasdóttir in a horse carriage procession to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 6, 2025. Iceland’s President Halla Tómasdóttir is on a State Visit to Sweden 6-8 May, 2025.Photo: Jessica Gow / TT / Code 10070

SWEDEN STATE VISIT FROM ICELAND

SWEDEN STATE VISIT FROM ICELAND

King Carl XVI Gustaf and President Halla Tómasdóttir in a horse carriage procession to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 6, 2025. Iceland’s President Halla Tómasdóttir is on a State Visit to Sweden 6-8 May, 2025.Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT / Code 10040

SWEDEN STATE VISIT FROM ICELAND

SWEDEN STATE VISIT FROM ICELAND

King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia meet President Halla Tómasdóttir and Mr Björn Skúlason at the Royal Stables for a horse carriage procession to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 6, 2025. Iceland’s President Halla Tómasdóttir is on a State Visit to Sweden 6-8 May, 2025.Photo: Anders Wiklund / TT / Code 10040

Aoi festival in Kyoto

Aoi festival in Kyoto

People dressed in traditional costumes of the ancient Heian period (794-1185) parade with an ancient style court carriage during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto, on May 15, 2024.

Ancient court carriage parades on approach to temple in western Japan

Ancient court carriage parades on approach to temple in western Japan

An ancient court carriage, with Japanese writer Tamao Ariyoshi aboard, parades on the approach to the Jison-in temple in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on April 8, 2015. The Buddhist temple is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site registered as the "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

People pull carriage as part of temple festival in western Japan

People pull carriage as part of temple festival in western Japan

People in Kudoyama, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, draw an ancient court carriage during a festival at the Jison-in temple on April 8, 2015. The Buddhist temple is part of a UNESCO World Heritage site registered as the "Sacred Sites and Pilgrimage Routes in the Kii Mountain Range." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo