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Aoi Festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, May 15 Kyodo - A woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess (far R), clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, arrives at Kyoto's Shimogamo shrine during a parade in the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Aoi Festival in Kyoto

A woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess (far R), clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, arrives at Kyoto's Shimogamo shrine during a parade in the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2025.

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Aoi Festival in Kyoto

A palanquin carrying a woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, parades at Kyoto's Shimogamo shrine during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2025.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

A palanquin carrying a woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, leaves Kyoto Imperial Palace for a parade during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2025.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

A palanquin carrying a woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, leaves Kyoto Imperial Palace for a parade during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2025.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman (3rd from L) playing the role of the "Saio-dai" heroine in the upcoming annual Aoi festival in Kyoto arrives at Kamigamo Shrine in the western Japan city on May 4, 2025.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, having been chosen to play this year's Saio-dai heroine during the upcoming annual Aoi Festival in Kyoto, purifies herself at Kamigamo Shrine in the western Japan city on May 4, 2025.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, having been chosen to play this year's Saio-dai heroine during the upcoming annual Aoi Festival in Kyoto, purifies herself at Kamigamo Shrine in the western Japan city on May 4, 2025.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan, May 15 Kyodo - People dressed in traditional costumes of the ancient Heian period (794-1185) parade through Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 15, 2024, with a palanquin carrying a woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital. (Kyodo)

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

People dressed in traditional costumes of the ancient Heian period (794-1185) parade through Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto on May 15, 2024, with a palanquin carrying a woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, is seated in a palanquin at Kyoto Imperial Palace for a parade during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2024.

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman playing the role of the Saio-dai priestess, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, is carried in a palanquin at Kyoto Imperial Palace for a parade during the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2024.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, having been chosen to play this year's Saio-dai heroine during upcoming Aoi Festival in Kyoto, purifies herself at Shimogamo shrine in the western Japan city on May 4, 2024.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, having been chosen to play this year's Saio-dai heroine during upcoming Aoi Festival in Kyoto, purifies herself at Shimogamo shrine in the western Japan city on May 4, 2024.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman playing the role of the "Saio-dai" imperial princess in the annual Aoi festival in Kyoto arrives at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2023, to attend a purification ritual held ahead of the festival.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, having been chosen to play this year's Saio-dai heroine during upcoming Aoi Festival in Kyoto, purifies herself at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2023.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan Kyodo - A woman playing the role of the "Saio-dai" imperial princess in the annual Aoi festival in Kyoto arrives at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2023, to attend a purification ritual held ahead of the festival.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, having been chosen to play this year's Saio-dai heroine during upcoming Aoi Festival in Kyoto, purifies herself at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2023.

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Ritual for Aoi festival in Kyoto

A woman playing the role of the "Saio-dai" imperial princess in the annual Aoi festival in Kyoto arrives at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2023, to attend a purification ritual held ahead of the festival.

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Ancient court-style parade held in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Risako Ota (C), selected as a festival queen known as Saio-dai, departs on a float from the Old Imperial Palace in Kyoto, western Japan, on May 15, 2014, for an 8-kilometer parade during the Aoi Festival, one of three major festivals in the old Japanese capital.

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'Saio-dai' festival queen holds ritual ceremony at Kyoto's Kamogamo Shrine

KYOTO, Japan - The 12-layered ceremonial kimono-clad Risako Ota, chosen as the "Saio-dai," reigning festival queen, for 2014, dips her hands into a river at Kamigamo Jinja, a World Heritage shrine in Kyoto, western Japan, in a purification ritual on May 4, 2014. It is one of the pre-events leading up to the May 15 Aoi (hollyhock) Festival, one of the three major festivals in Kyoto.

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Queen of Aoi Matsuri departs Kyoto Imperial Palace

Clad in a multilayered traditional Japanese costume, Yusa Shirai aboard a float departs Kyoto Imperial Palace for a parade of the Aoi Matsuri, one of the three main annual festivals in the ancient capital of Japan, on May 15, 2015. Shirai played the "Saio-dai" queen of the festival. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual Aoi festival held in Kyoto

The "Saio-dai" imperial princess (C), played by college student Sayo Tomita, arrives at Shimogamo Shrine on the way to Kamigamo Shrine during a parade in the annual Aoi Matsuri, one of the three main festivals of Kyoto, on May 15, 2016. Around 500 participants, dressed in aristocratic-style costumes of the Heian period (794-1185), paraded along an 8-kilometer course from the Kyoto Imperial Palace to Kamigamo Shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual Aoi festival held in Kyoto

A float carrying the "Saio-dai" imperial princess, played by college student Sayo Tomita, arrives at Shimogamo Shrine on the way to Kamigamo Shrine during a parade in the annual Aoi Matsuri, one of the three main festivals of Kyoto, on May 15, 2016. Around 500 participants, dressed in aristocratic-style costumes of the Heian period (794-1185), paraded along an 8-kilometer course from the Kyoto Imperial Palace to Kamigamo Shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

A "koshi" cart bearing Rika Ono, a 23-year-old office worker playing the role of an Aoi Festival heroine known as "Saio-dai," leaves the Kyoto Imperial Palace during one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital on May 15, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

A "koshi" cart bearing Rika Ono, a 23-year-old office worker playing the role of an Aoi Festival heroine known as "Saio-dai," arrives at Shimogamo Shrine during the festival, one of the three main festivals of the ancient Japanese capital, on May 15, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

Rika Ono, a 23-year-old office worker playing the role of an Aoi Festival heroine known as "Saio-dai," arrives at Shimogamo Shrine during the festival, one of the three main festivals of Kyoto on May 15, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

Rika Ono, a 23-year-old office worker, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, boards a float for a parade in the annual Aoi Festival, one of the three main festivals of Kyoto, on May 15, 2019. Ono played the role of "Saio-dai" imperial princess, the festival's heroine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

Shiho Sakashita (4th from R), a 23-year-old office worker playing the role of the "Saio-dai" imperial princess in the annual Aoi festival in Kyoto, heads to a ceremony being held for the festival at Shimogamo Shrine after a float carrying her arrived there. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

A float carrying Shiho Sakashita, a 23-year-old office worker playing the role of the "Saio-dai" imperial princess in the annual Aoi festival in Kyoto, arrives in Shimogamo Shrine on May 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

A float carrying Shiho Sakashita, a 23-year-old office worker playing the role of the "Saio-dai" imperial princess in the annual Aoi festival in Kyoto, arrives in Shimogamo Shrine on May 15, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

Shiho Sakashita (L), a 23-year-old office worker, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, in a float for a parade in the annual Aoi Matsuri, one of the three main festivals of Kyoto, on May 15, 2018. Sakashita played the role of "Saio-dai" imperial princess, the festival's heroine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi festival in Kyoto

Shiho Sakashita (C), a 23-year-old office worker, clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, aboard a float for a parade in the annual Aoi Matsuri, one of the three main festivals of Kyoto, on May 15, 2018. Sakashita played the role of "Saio-dai" imperial princess, the festival's heroine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi Matsuri festival in Kyoto

Shiho Sakashita (C), an office worker in Kyoto clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, purifies herself at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2018, as the annual festival's heroine "Saio-dai" of the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi Matsuri festival in Kyoto

Shiho Sakashita (C), an office worker in Kyoto clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, purifies herself at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2018, as the annual festival's heroine "Saio-dai" of the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi Matsuri festival in Kyoto

Shiho Sakashita (C), an office worker in Kyoto clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, purifies herself at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in the city on May 4, 2018, as the annual festival's heroine "Saio-dai" of the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aoi Matsuri festival in Kyoto

Shiho Sakashita (2nd from R in front), clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, arrives at Kamigamo Jinja, a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, for a ritual on May 4, 2018, prior to the Aoi Matsuri, one of the three major festivals in the old Japanese capital. Sakashita, an office worker in the city, was named as the festival's heroine "Saio-dai" of the year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Annual Aoi festival held in Kyoto

College student Sayo Tomita (far L), clad in a 12-layer traditional Japanese kimono, boards a float for a parade in the Aoi Matsuri, one of the three main annual festivals in Kyoto, on May 15, 2017. Tomita played the role of "Saio-dai" imperial princess, the festival's heroine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo