GionFestival's articles Taishi Yama 太子山 – Japan’s Saintly Genius 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 […] July 31, 2021July 31, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Iwatō Yama 岩戸山 – The Stone Door Float 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 […] July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Gion Festival 2021: Subdued, Dedicated, Quiet! Priding itself in being virtually unstoppable, the Gion Festival is continuing this year, albeit in a smaller scale than normal years due to Covid. To prevent the spread of Covid, people have been asked to not gather. A Gion Festival without hundreds of thousands of festival-goers is sobering, but the Gion Festival neighborhood associations, plus […] July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Tōrō Yama 蟷螂山 – Brave as a Mantis Tōrō Yama or the Mantis Float refers to a Chinese proverb. It relates that, though a mantis is not strong enough to stop an oxcart, it may be brash enough to give it a try. Beyond the proverb, Tōrō Yama is dedicated to a 14th-century Kyoto noble, Shijō Takasuke, who unsuccessfully took on an enemy […] July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked Kyoto’s Gion Festival is regarded as one of the three most renowned festivals in Japan. A collection 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 […] June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Taishi Yama 太子山 – Japan’s Saintly Genius 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 […] July 31, 2021July 31, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Iwatō Yama 岩戸山 – The Stone Door Float 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 […] July 30, 2021July 30, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Gion Festival 2021: Subdued, Dedicated, Quiet! Priding itself in being virtually unstoppable, the Gion Festival is continuing this year, albeit in a smaller scale than normal years due to Covid. To prevent the spread of Covid, people have been asked to not gather. A Gion Festival without hundreds of thousands of festival-goers is sobering, but the Gion Festival neighborhood associations, plus […] July 28, 2021July 28, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Tōrō Yama 蟷螂山 – Brave as a Mantis Tōrō Yama or the Mantis Float refers to a Chinese proverb. It relates that, though a mantis is not strong enough to stop an oxcart, it may be brash enough to give it a try. Beyond the proverb, Tōrō Yama is dedicated to a 14th-century Kyoto noble, Shijō Takasuke, who unsuccessfully took on an enemy […] July 6, 2021July 6, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked
Kyoto’s Gion Festival is regarded as one of the three most renowned festivals in Japan. A collection 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 […] June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 Saving Bookmark this article Bookmarked