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  Gion Festival scheduled to be held on July 17th and 24th, 2024
  

  

   

  For the Gion Festival, go with JTB!

  The Gion Festival, one of Japan's three major festivals, has a history of over 1,000 years and is a festival of Yasaka Shrine where a variety of rituals are held over the course of a month, starting with the Kippu-iri ceremony on July 1st and ending with the Ekijinja Natsugo-sai festival on July 31st.

  Among others17th (first festival)and24th (After Festival)Large numbers of people visit the Yamahoko Procession and each Yoiyama, and the city of Kyoto is filled with the excitement of the festival.

  The highlight of the Gion Festival is the Yamahoko Procession, where floats and floats parade through the streets.

  The first festival starts from Shijo Karasuma, and the second festival starts from Karasuma Oike.

  There are a total of 34 magnificent floats and floats, also known as "moving art museums," during both the early and late festivals.(Quoted from Kyoto Tourism Navi)

   

  JTB offers a variety of plans, including special seating plans that allow you to sit back and enjoy the highlight of the Gion Festival, the Yamahoko Procession, as well as the rare experience of being a puller and plans that include lunch.

  *The image is for illustrative purposes only. It varies depending on the plan.

   

   

   

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  <7/17 Pre-Festival Plan>

  ① [Pre-festival] Yamahoko Procession JTB Special Viewing Seats [Guaranteed seats in the front 1st to 3rd rows]

  ②【Pre-festival】Yamahoko Procession JTB Special Viewing Seats 《No seating assignment》

  ③【Pre-festival】Yamahoko Procession JTB Special Viewing Seats (no assigned seating) + Matsui Main Building Lunch (two-tiered bento plan)

  ④ [Pre-festival] JTB special viewing seats for the Yamahoko parade (no assigned seating) + Matsui Main Building lunch included (Kyoto Kaiseki plan)

   

   

  <7/24 Atomatsuri Plan>

  ①【After Festival】Yamahoko Procession JTB Special Viewing Seats 《Guaranteed front row seating plan》

  ②【After Festival】Yamahoko Procession JTB Special Viewing Seats 《No seating assignment》

  3. [Ato Matsuri] Experience the "Minami Kannonyama Hikihajime" festival, moving the mountain just like in the real thing (July 20th)

  ④【Ato Matsuri】Pulling experience for Minami Kannonyama floats (lunch included)

  ⑤【After Festival】 Viewing the "Abare Kannon" at Minami Kannonyama (7/23)

  ⑥[Ato Matsuri] Viewing the Yamahoko Procession from a Kyoto Machiya and Lunch

   

  *The Ato Matsuri ③, ④ and ⑤ plans do not include seats for the Yamahoko Procession.

   

   

   

   

   

   

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  [Gion Festival: July 5th, 6th, 12th, and 13th only] Kaiseki course on the riverbed at the Honke Tankuma main store, a Kyoto restaurant
  ~Gion Bayashi music performance and story included~

  

  Gion is heating up in July, so why not come and experience the Kyoto summer to the fullest?

   

  Kaiseki cuisine on the Kamogawa Riverand,A story from the husband, who is also a musician in the Gion Festival Takayama, right in front of my eyesGion Bayashi Music PerformanceYou can also enjoySpecial OffersWe have prepared the following.

   

  For more information on Takayama, click here

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