By YUKIKO KITAMURA/ Staff Writer
July 8, 2021 at 07:00 JST
A float is assembled for the Gion Festival in Kyoto’s Shimogyo Ward on July 10, 2018. (Yoshiko Sato)
KYOTO--The annual Gion Festival that started on July 1 in the ancient capital will not have its climactic processions of massive, decorative floats--the main highlight of the festival--for the second consecutive year due to the pandemic. [Read More]
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