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• Yoiyama Festival 2007

  Published: July 16, 2007, 11:15 pm

  Tags: Yukata, Yoiyama Festival, Kyoto

  feature attraction of Gion Festival, are parked prior to the festival on the 17th. They are wooden floats with paper lanterns atop them.The crowd at the three "Yoiyamas"--Yoiyama (the night of the 16th), Yoiyoiyama (the night of the 15th), and Yoiyoiyoiyama (the night of the 14th)--tends to be young, but all ages show up in their yukata.

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• Kyoto: Yoiyama Festival 2008

  Published: July 25, 2008, 12:17 am

  Tags: Yoiyama Festival, Kyoto

  for July 17, the day of the festival.Unlike the day of the festival--which takes place in the furnace of midday heat, with the floats passing in the distance--you can get right up to the floats in the cool of the evening. The massive "hoko," or floats, are put out on display for the three nights of the Yoiyama Festival.You can see the crowds and

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