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Paul Caudill | profile | all galleries >> Summer 2004 - Puppets in Japan >> Gion Matsuri tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Gion Matsuri

July 15-17, 2004

Japan's largest and most famous festival, the Gion Matsuri was started in the 10th century after a plague swept Kyoto. It was an attempt by the Shinto priesthood to ward off further epidemics.
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Ben luxuriates in the third-world charms of Tojian, our Kyoto hostel of choice
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July 16 - Yoiyama, the night before the main parade.
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