Summer festival in Japan with more than 1 million visitors (1).
I think many people would think of a trip to Japan to see cherry blossoms in spring. Watch the leaves change color in the fall. And visiting Onsen and skiing in the winter, but you know that in Japan during the summer, it is the event of interest, and is popular with tourists, not the other so there is a summer festival in Japan. Which has been popular with both tourists and more international every year. It has more than 1 million tourists visited several festivals. We, for example, mainly by gradually 10th season to get to it. First, let's start today at Gion Festival as well.
Gion Festival 祇 園 祭.
Gion Festival is a festival of Yasaka Shrine. Inherited more than 1100 years. The festival was a great ranking in the top three of the biggest festivals in Japan. The festival is believed to ward off evil and disease is. In the past, the city is a serious disease outbreak occurs, and the contact can not be cured. And believed that the disease is a curse, it is modified by the ritual festival Gion using spears 66 handle, which is equal to Japan at that time to set up the garden shinsen's where it is. measure it Yasaka Shrine Have the miniature shrines parade along the road to the temple shinsen ligament. In order to dispel the curse itself. It has been passed down to the present day.
During the event venue.
Gion Festival is held for a period of one month yet. Held from July 1 to July 31. Within moments, the event will be organized events up. The number of tourists visiting each year, more than 1 million people.
Specifically, on July 17, with the parade route through the Shijō Street → Kawaramachi Street → Oike Street → Shinmachi Oike.
And the July 24 parade through the route follows Karasuma Oike → Kawaramachi Oike → Shijokawaramachi → Shijokarasuma.
The highlight of the festival is. Parade Yamada Yoko Kubo
Some have said that the Gion Festival, a period of up to one month, and one that has received attention is the most popular. Parade Yamada Yoko Kubo. Which are paraded around the city of Kyoto. This is great enough drugs makeover story that drug represents pine and Lubo she reflects Pike Festival Nakayama makeover she will be adorned pine and spear with colorful carts that are 2 meters long. Use the pull drag, which requires a lot of manpower and energy. The carts used in this festive tea Wada July 17 to July 24, there will be a procession. Yamada Yoko Kubo tuning cattle, which is currently at Kyoto itself has reached 33 and has furnished great. Plus the charm of the people who helped pull Yamada Yoko Kubo is a bustle. Help attract tourists, both Japanese and foreigners flock to watch it overwhelming.
In a festival ticket sales too.
I went to visit the place. I want to watch the parade on that right anyway. If you want to watch without having to huddle hundreds of thousands of people. Sit and watch the beautiful, intimate and casual, it is advisable to buy a ticket to watch it. A ticket for both Masaki Matsumoto River on July 17 and Ato Matsumoto River on July 24 as well.
The event held on July 17 to purchase a ticket starting from 7 June 2016.
The event held on July 24 to purchase a ticket starting from 14 June 2016.
Can be purchased at the convenience of the following is.
- Bought from the Internet at http://tabihatsu.jp/ without registration. And free delivery
- Convenience Store
- Tour operator JTB
– Kyoto City Tourism Association MAP
- Kyoto City Tourism Association (Tourist Information).
Address
2F JR Kyoto Station Building, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto MAP
phone
075-343-0548
Business hours
08:30-19:00 น. (ไม่มีวันหยุด)
Misaki Matsumoto's parade July 17.
Price 3180 yen
The designated seats
From the street Aoi Ike Dori and pour the machi-dori street to the Shin machi-dori.
Time to sit back and watch the morning around 10:20 -11: 25 hrs.
The parade Hayato Matsumoto's July 24th.
Price 3180 yen
The designated seats
From the street Aoi Ike Dori street and pour the machi-dori near-constant rotation machi-dori. (In front of the district of Kyoto).
Time to sit back and watch the morning around 10:00 hrs. Onwards.
More Kyoto City Tourism Association: 075-213-1717.
In addition, those who want to experience the cultural aura of Kyoto. Feel the summer and walks like a festival. The various stalls or her what she is. During the introduction to July 14 to 16 is good Yayoi was called a drug. People do not have as much on July 17 here. During the evening there will be an open lamp decorated beautifully. Performances of the show's Gion Festival. In the moments before the parade Yamada Yoko Kubo tuning cattle. It would have been poisoned by Yoko Kubo places we can walk. Diverting too can eat and eat snacks that can be found only this only too well.
Preparing to
1. If the Gion Festival to what should not be forgotten because it is a drink during mid-July that Japan is quite high temperatures. And when the rain with ease. If possible, bring a rain jacket as it will go well.
2. You know that in 14-16. Yamada Yoko Kubo carts in the festival, visitors can sit up to get it. Waste money by only a few hundred yen was sitting up here. A ticket to ride up or buy snacks from Kim Chi.ち ま き store them at 500-1000 and can sit up. But that's what determines it. Yamada Yoko Kubo only if the vehicle is very popular, it will have to wait a little longer. And are either living up to it. Some vehicles do not give up a seat. Be careful with it
