Alo Japan<p><a href="https://www.alojapan.com/1275444/explainer-why-kyotos-gion-matsuri-japans-most-famous-festival-with-its-parade-of-huge-floats-is-not-to-be-missed/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">alojapan.com/1275444/explainer</span><span class="invisible">-why-kyotos-gion-matsuri-japans-most-famous-festival-with-its-parade-of-huge-floats-is-not-to-be-missed/</span></a> Explainer | Why Kyoto’s Gion Matsuri, Japan’s most famous festival, with its parade of huge floats, is not to be missed <a href="https://channels.im/tags/festivals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>festivals</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Gion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gion</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/GionMatsuri" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GionMatsuri</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Japan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Japan</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/JapaneseFestivals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JapaneseFestivals</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/Kyoto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kyoto</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/KyotoTopics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>KyotoTopics</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>京都</span></a> <a href="https://channels.im/tags/%E4%BA%AC%E9%83%BD%E5%BA%9C" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>京都府</span></a> A towering float – complete with a wooden pole that easily rises six storeys – heaves into view. The float is elaborately decorated with tapestries festooned with gold, and has jet-black wheels taller than the average adult. About 50 people…</p>