The sound of hammers echoes through the built-up streets of Shijo Karasuma as the Gion Festival “Hoko-kake” begins in central Kyoto

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The sound of hammers echoes through the built-up streets of Shijo Karasuma as the Gion Festival “Hoko-kake” begins in central Kyoto

京都市中心部で祇園祭「鉾建て」始まる 四条烏丸のビル街に木づちの 音
祇園祭の前祭(さきまつり)の山鉾巡行(17日)を1週間後に控えた10日、 京都市中心部で「鉾建て」が始まった。梅雨の曇り空の下、四条烏丸のビ…

The sound of hammers echoes through the built-up streets of Shijo Karasuma as the Gion Festival “Hoko-kake” begins in central Kyoto
On the 10th, one week before the Yamahoko parade (17th) for the pre-Gion Festival (Sakimatsuri), “hoko construction” began in the center of Kyoto. Under the cloudy sky of the rainy season, the beer in Shijo Karasuma…
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