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Gion Matsuri no yamahoko（祇園祭の山鉾）

ぎおんまつりのやまほこ Gion Festival Floats

Photo: 江戸村のとくぞう / CC BY-SA 4.0 ／ Source

Called a moving museum: Persian and Flemish textiles imported in the 1500s still hang on the floats every July.

Type	Art festival
Genre	Dyeing and weaving / Sculpture / Lacquer art
City / town	Kyoto
Area in the prefecture	Kyoto City

FAQ

Where is Gion Festival Floats?: It is in Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. It is an art festival.
What can I see at Gion Festival Floats?: Called a moving museum: Persian and Flemish textiles imported in the 1500s still hang on the floats every July. The focus is textiles, sculpture, lacquerware.
When was Gion Festival Floats established?: It dates from 869.