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Rebecca Ann Hughes

Experience Kyoto’s 1,000-year-old festival with parades, night markets and floating shrines

In July, Kyoto celebrates the historic Gion Matsuri festival, one of Japan’s most famous and long-running traditions.

With origins dating back to 869, the event draws more than one million people each year.

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