For the Gion Festival, the closest station is Hankyu Karasuma Station.

Get a guide map at Karasuma Station (free)

函谷鉾　KANKOBOKO

 Gion Festival　Float

菊水鉾　KIKUSUIHOKO

放下鉾　HOKAHOKO

Kyoto Bus’s electric bus

Kyoto Art Center

We’re using an old elementary school that was closed down, after renovating it.

月鉾　TSUKIHOKO

A Kirin Beer advertisement poster

Admission ticket, an amazing experience for just 500 yen!

鶏鉾　NIWATORIHOKO

Kyoto City Bus and KANKOHOKO

長刀鉾　NAGINATAHOKO

Before heading to Yasaka Shrine

Big Mac meal at McDonald’s! About the sixth time this year? (lol)

Arrived at Yasaka Shrine! Is this the fourth time this year?

If I hadn’t eaten the Big Mac set… I would have made it on time (lol)

Seeing it for the first time, the portable shrine at Yasaka Shrine is beautiful

Kyoto Minami-za

I really want to see that play

Oh no

Kyoto’s summer is wonderful.