Spectacular Gion Matsuri
Kyoto, Japan
Parades and carnivals
What it is
Decorated floats process through central Kyoto, Japan, in the Gion Festival centred on Yasaka Shrine.
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Dates
No dates have been published yet. These are expected from the pattern of past years.
How we estimated this: Official pages: the festival runs for one month from July 1 to July 31, with the parades on July 17 and 24.
- July 17, 2027: Saki (former) Yamahoko Junko parade; date follows the official fixed pattern, not a 2027 announcement
- July 24, 2027: Ato (latter) Yamahoko Junko parade; date follows the official fixed pattern, not a 2027 announcement
“7月1日から1ヶ月の間行われる神事で”
Before you go
- Where
- Kyoto, Japan
- Tickets
- Ticket page
- Access
- The 2026 paid viewing seats included wheelchair seats (車いす席), sold at the same prices as general seats for the front rows.
How we checked
Last checked October 17, 2026 against yasaka-jinja.or.jp. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text.
Notes from the last check
Yasaka Shrine's official pages describe Gion Matsuri as a month-long July festival with parades on July 17 and 24, and the Kyoto city tourism page confirms the 2026 parade dates; the 2027 dates are an expected fixed-pattern estimate, not an announcement.
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