Hand tinted image. Two Japanese men dressed in traditional Japanese attire walk down a dirt road carrying bamboo. The men are dressed for the festival of the shrine in kimonos, sandals, and small pointed hats. A man in a suit stands at their side with his left arm extended holding a hat. The hat has a wide band at its base. On either side of the dirt road are fields filled with vegetation. A silhouette of a mountain is visible in the distance.
Hand tinted image. The parade of the colorful floats in Gion Festival in Kyoto on July 17. An elaborately decorated parade float in the shape of a ship and known as a hoko travels down a crowded street in downtown Kyoto. The float is supported on large wooden wheels. Flags with animals on their surface hang from the back of the float. A large, wooden phoenix is situated on the front of the float. A group of musicians ride on the float seated underneath a decorative roof.Men and musicians on the float are dressed in traditional cotton summer kimonos. Along the street beneath are spectators, some of whom are holding parasols, and some of them are wearing hats. Also visible in the image are blocks of wood under the float, wooden buildings, electrical poles, electrical lines, ropes, and roofing tiles.
