By YUKIKO KITAMURA/ Staff Writer
July 11, 2021 at 18:44 JST
Artisans start construction on a "Kanko-hoko" float in Kyoto’s Shimogyo Ward on July 10. (Kenta Sujino)
KYOTO--City authorities gave the green light July 10 to begin work on constructing massive, decorative floats for the annual Gion Festival--even though the climactic processions are now canceled for the second straight year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [Read More]
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