In photos: Child in Heian costume takes part in ceremony marking the start of Kyoto’s Gion Festival – The Mainichi
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A “chigo” child riding a white horse and others accompanying him are seen on their way to the Yasaka Shrine to attend the “Shasan no gi” ritual, in Kyoto’s Shimogyo Ward on July 13, 2024. (Mainichi/Kazuki Yamazaki)
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