
Tōhoku Kizuna Festival
This festival creates a fun and vibrant atmosphere through various stage events and local food stalls.
This festival creates a fun and vibrant atmosphere through various stage events and local food stalls.
The event features illuminated straw boat parades, lion dances, taiko drumming, and the grand Oyama (lion mountain) procession.
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See geisha entertain the locals at this very small festival in Kyoto.
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Enjoy the festival atmosphere at this traditional and years old recreation of the return of the Daimyo.
A performance by the geiko and maiko of Kyoto's Miyagawachō district to welcome spring.
This annual festival features an opportunity to see geiko (the geisha of Kyoto).
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The first of Kyoto's annual spring geisha performances, performed by the geiko and maiko of Kamishichen.
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