A parade to deliver fresh "hamo" pike conger eels as an offering to Yasaka Shrine in the ancient Japanese capital of Kyoto ...

These shrines represent the physical transfer of the deities from Yasaka Shrine to the Otabisho - a temporary resting place. The mikoshi procession is the sacred heart of Gion Matsuri, enacting the ...

TOKYO >> A gathering for a karuta card-matching game traditionally played during the new year was held at Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto’s Higashiyama ward, the first such event in the three years since ...

Construction for Kyoto’s Yasaka Shrine was founded in the seventh century, and it sits right in the middle of Gion, the city’s geisha quarter. That combination of cultural significance and ...

The "chigo" child heads to Yasaka Shrine while riding on a white horse to attend the "Shasan no gi" ritual, in Kyoto's Shimogyo Ward on July 13, 2024. The "Naginatahoko" float is seen in the ...

Ampontan introduces the Namba Yasaka Shinto Shrine in Osaka: The outdoor structure is called the Ojishi-den, or Palace of the Great Lion. Visitors say it’s about the size of a three-story building, ...