Biggest Festival in KYOTO - Gion Matsuri
Let me take you to one of Japan's biggest festivals! I attended the events last summer.
Procession Map (for 2024 but I’m sure they’ll make another for 2025)
https://kyoto.travel/en/news/YoiyamaP...
Resources:
https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3942.h....
https://www.insidekyoto.com/gion-mats....
https://www.discoverkyoto.com/event-c...
https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/...
https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/83/#....
Instagram & TikTok - @franklinthewoman
Other helpful links (most are affiliates!):
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JR rail pass - https://www.jrpass.com/buy-the-japan-...
Pocket wifi and SIM cards - https://www.sakuramobile.jp/?idev_id=...
Learning Japanese? - https://www.japanesewithhikari.com/a/...
https://www.nihongomaster.com/trial?v...
Time stamps:
00:00 hello
00:23 Japan’s festivals
1:00 what is Gion Matsuri
2:08 pre-festival events
3:15 festival footage no talking
6:04 what is Hanagasa Junko
6:47 Hanagase Junko no talking
9:01 the floats can’t turn?!
9:57 cya
