Kyoto’s ”Jidai Festival” 2000 people walk in kimonos from various eras
京都で「時代祭」がありました
There was a ”Festival of the Ages” in Kyoto.
It started in the Meiji era to commemorate the 1100th anniversary of Kyoto becoming the capital.
Last year and the year before, it was canceled due to the spread of the new coronavirus.
At this festival, a procession of people wearing kimonos from various eras, from the Heian period to the Meiji period, is popular.
On the 23rd, about 2,000 people walked about 4.5km.
At the very beginning, people dressed in military kimonos from the Meiji period walk while playing flutes.
A samurai from the Edo period, a woman wearing a junihitoe, and so on, gradually becoming an ancient person.
At the place where the procession passes, a large number of people gathered, clapping and taking pictures.
A female college student said, ”Being able to see old kimonos and horses up close made me feel like I was there a long time ago.”
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