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Gion Festival Floats "First Pull" Ceremony Held in Central Kyoto Ahead of Procession (Kyodo News)

Ahead of the "Yamahoko Junko," the highlight of Kyoto's Gion Festival where giant floats are paraded through the streets, a "Hikizome" (first pulling of the assembled floats) took place on the 12th in central Kyoto. Despite the sweltering heat, families and tourists joined forces to move the floats. On this day, the Hikizome took place...
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Ahead of the "Yamahoko Junko," the highlight of Kyoto's Gion Festival where giant floats are paraded through the streets, a "Hikizome" (first pulling of the assembled floats) took place on the 12th in central Kyoto. Despite the sweltering heat, families and tourists joined forces to move the floats. On this day, the Hikizome took place...

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熊本日日新聞社 broke the news on Sunday, July 12, 2026.
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