festivals & rites
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aoi-matsuri 葵 祭り
hollyhock festival


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festival of the running horses = sône-no-gi at Shimogamo-jinja shrine - Kyôto
This festival and its parade rotô-no-gi in Kyôto City - featuring ox-drawn carriages together with 600 people dressed in the costumes of the Heian period (794-1192) from Shimogamo-jinja shrine upriver to Kamigamo-jinja jinja - boasts a history of 1400 years.

aoi festival in October 2009
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Heian court ladies
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Heian court ladies = ômiyabito - Kyôto City  (2)
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noblegirls
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noblewoman on horseback
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noblewoman on horseback  (2)
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noblewoman on horseback  (3)
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with hollyhock leaves decorated ox-drawn carriage = gissha
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with hollyhock leaves decorated ox-drawn carriage  (2)
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 hollyhock leaves ox-drawn carriage  (3)
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nobleman with ceremonial hat = eboshi
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 hollyhock leaves ox-drawn carriage  (4)
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noblewoman under red umbrella
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noblewoman under red umbrella  (2)
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noblewoman under red umbrella  (3)
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noblewoman on horseback  (4)
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noblewoman on horseback  (5)
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noblewoman on horseback  (6)
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aoi festival in October 1994
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Heian court ladies = ômiyabito
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Heian court ladies  (2)
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noblegirl
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noblewoman on horseback
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noblewoman on horseback  (2)
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noblewoman on horseback  (3)
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with hollyhock leaves decorated carriage
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ox-drawn carriage = gissha  (2)
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ox-drawn carriage  (3)
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Aoi festival in October 1986
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ox-drawn carriage + crowd
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archer
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archer  (2)
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Kamigamo-jinja -  noble woman
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Kamigamo-jinja shrine - court musicians
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entering Kamigamo-jinja
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