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Taishi Yama features Shōtoku Taishi, a 6th-century Japanese genius and saint. Among other things, he introduced Buddhism as Japan’s state religion, drafted Japan’s first constitution, and first centralized government, based on influences from the Asian continent. A prodigious scholar and devout Buddhist practitioner, he also commissioned the construction of numerous Buddhist temples. The float depicts […]
Iwatō Yama depicts three major deities from Japanese history and mythology: Amaterasu Ōmikami, Tajikara No-Mikoto and Izanagi No-Mikoto. Their remarkable tales come from the 8th-century Kojiki and Nihon Shoki. These are Japan’s two oldest texts, which document earliest Japanese history and culture. The primordial Japanese deity Izanagi No-Mikoto got together with his partner Izanami No-Mikoto […]
Kyoto’s Gion Festival is regarded as one of the three most renowned festivals in Japan. A collection of spiritual rituals and celebrations orienting around Yasaka Shrine and central Kyoto, it’s lasted for more than 1000 years. It is held at the shrine and in the central area of Kyoto. This Festival—whose various events last the entire […]

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