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Yamaboko Junk? Parade. The Gion Festival ( Gion Matsuri ) takes place annually in Kyoto on July 17 and is one of the most famous festivals in Japan. Hundreds of floating shrines parade half a kilometer, from Shijo to Karasuma Oike. The yamaboko floats are draped with the most exquisite tapestries in all of Japan, their flanks attended by a fleet of musicians and dancers skilled in ancient ritual..
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