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New costumes ready for Aoi Festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Newly-made costumes to be worn during the Aoi (hollyhock) Festival opening May 15 in Kyoto are put on view for the press at the Imperial Palace in Kyoto on April 30. The festival features Imperial processions to Kamikamo and Shimokamo Shrines made in feudal times as a sign of homage.

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Aoi Festival held in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Some 500 locals clad in traditional Japanese robes lead a procession in the annual Aoi Festival in the ancient capital of Kyoto on the morning of May 15. The procession was later canceled in the afternoon due to rain. The 1,400-year-old festival reenacts imperial processions in feudal times to Kamikamo and Shimokamo shrines.

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Kyoto kicks off annual Aoi Festival

KYOTO, Japan - Locals clad in traditional Japanese robes lead a procession in the annual Aoi Festival, which began in the ancient capital of Kyoto on May 15. The festival reenacts imperial processions in feudal times to Kamikamo and Shimokamo Shrines.

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New costumes ready for Aoi Festival in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Newly-made costumes to be worn during the Aoi (hollyhock) Festival opening May 15 in Kyoto are put on view for the press at the Imperial Palace in Kyoto on April 30. The festival features Imperial processions to Kamikamo and Shimokamo Shrines made in feudal times as a sign of homage. (Kyodo)

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Shimogamo Shirine

Shimokamo Shinto Shrine is located on the delta of Kamo River and Takano River in the Sakyo district of Kyoto. A torii in the popular Myojo style stands in the trees of Tadasuno Forest, and the main building can be seen in the rear. At Shimokamo Shrine, Shikinen Sengu (removal and dedication of the shrine) has been conducted every 20 years since the Heian period, but the present main hall was built in 1863 and exhibits nagare zukuri (a shrine construction style with the front roof spreading out in arch form, seen from the fist half of the Heian period) . At the foot of the torii are rickshaws with their handles placed down. One is empty, but the rickshaw man sits on the other one wearing a manto hat.==Date:unknown, Place:Kyoto, Photo:Tamamura Kozaburo, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number11‐37‐0]

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Aoi Festival held in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - Some 500 locals clad in traditional Japanese robes lead a procession in the annual Aoi Festival in the ancient capital of Kyoto on the morning of May 15. The procession was later canceled in the afternoon due to rain. The 1,400-year-old festival reenacts imperial processions in feudal times to Kamikamo and Shimokamo shrines.

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Kyoto kicks off annual Aoi Festival

KYOTO, Japan - Locals clad in traditional Japanese robes lead a procession in the annual Aoi Festival, which began in the ancient capital of Kyoto on May 15. The festival reenacts imperial processions in feudal times to Kamikamo and Shimokamo Shrines.