KYOTO--The streets here were bathed in the glow of lantern lights and filled with the sounds of music as the floats were shown to the public two nights before the famed Gion Festival’s main ...

KYOTO--Tourism officials here are offering premium seats for 400,000 yen ($2,870) each that provide an up-close view of the traditional Gion Festival’s massive float parade on July 17.

Japan’s former capital Kyoto plays host to numerous well ... But Japan’s biggest summer festival, the month-long Gion Festival, is probably the most famous of them all.

Core Kyoto zooms in on the Hoka Hoko, one of the festival's 34 floats Fronting the ... owl motif There are few festivals in the world like Gion Matsuri for its scope, grandeur and associated ...

In Kyoto, tourists flock to the picturesque Gion district to glimpse Geisha clip-clopping along cobbled streets. It's one of the most photographed parts of the ancient capital. But now the people ...

This seems to be especially true for a Shinto shrine whose centuries-old annual celebration for deities has become a massive festival attraction for the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto ...

The festival was first held in 1895, when Heian Jingu Shrine was built, to commemorate the 1,100th anniversary of the relocation of the capital to Kyoto at the beginning of the Heian period.

Japan comes alive with matsuri, festivals that celebrate local culture and traditions throughout the country. From the icy winters of Sapporo to the river walks of Osaka, every city and every season ...