Gion Matsuri Festival is one of the three Japanese top festival.
It has been held in Kyoto since Heian era, when bad disease killed a lot of people.
The festival started for people to pray to God for stopping it. It is a summer festival from July 1st to 31st. On July 17th, Yamahoko, grand historical floats, parade around streets and entertain many tourists from inside and outside Japan.