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It seems that the Gion Festival has a Sakimatsuri and Atomatsuri. What is the difference?
In Japanese festivals, there are rituals for welcoming the spirits of the gods and sending them off after enshrining them. Shinkosai is when the mikoshi goes from the shrine to the Otabisho, and Kankosai is when it returns from the Otabisho to the shrine.
The same goes for the Gion Festival, with the Shinkosai on July 17th and the Kankosai on July 24th.
Yamaboko parade has been held as a precedent for such events.
In 1966, the Sakimatsuri and Atomatsuri were held together on the 17th, but in 2014, the Atomatsuri was revived on the 24th. It will return to the original Gion Festival, and along with that, the Yoiyama and the parade will also be held.
Please refer to the following page for details.
▼Gion Festival "What kind of festival?"
https://ja.kyoto.travel/event/major/gion/
▼Gion Festival “Know deeply”
https://ja.kyoto.travel/event/major/gion/understand.php
The same goes for the Gion Festival, with the Shinkosai on July 17th and the Kankosai on July 24th.
Yamaboko parade has been held as a precedent for such events.
In 1966, the Sakimatsuri and Atomatsuri were held together on the 17th, but in 2014, the Atomatsuri was revived on the 24th. It will return to the original Gion Festival, and along with that, the Yoiyama and the parade will also be held.
Please refer to the following page for details.
▼Gion Festival "What kind of festival?"
https://ja.kyoto.travel/event/major/gion/
▼Gion Festival “Know deeply”
https://ja.kyoto.travel/event/major/gion/understand.php