[Ayakasaboko/Gion Festival] The red bear is so cool!

Ayakasaboko Preservation Society in Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍 𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃◌𓈒𓐍𓂃 There are only two of the 33 hoko that carry umbrellas. This is one of them, the Ayakasaboko. There are two hoko, and the flying celestial figure on the leading hoko was beautiful! During the parade, they entertain the god of plague by swinging their sticks around, summoning evil spirits, warding off evil spirits with the sticks they swing around at high speed, and calming them with the sound of the drums 🥁. The highlight is the "Ayakasaboko-furi-bayashi" with red hair called Shaguma (red bear) and faces covered with white cloth. Another cute thing is that six live children 👦 come with umbrellas attached, which is unique to Ayakasahoko 🙌 ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ ꕥFloor name: Ayakasahoko ꕥPreservation Society address: 135-1 Zenchoji-cho, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture ꕥAccess: 🚉 Shijo Station → About 4 minutes walk ✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼••┈┈┈┈••✼ #0 yen trip #Gion Festival #Gion Festival 2024 #Kyoto Trip