Biggest Festival in KYOTO - Gion Matsuri

Let me take you to one of Japan's biggest festivals! I attended the events last summer. Procession Map (for 2024 but I’m sure they’ll make another for 2025) https://kyoto.travel/en/news/YoiyamaP... Resources: https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e3942.h.... https://www.insidekyoto.com/gion-mats.... https://www.discoverkyoto.com/event-c... https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/... https://www.japan.travel/en/spot/83/#.... Instagram & TikTok - @franklinthewoman Other helpful links (most are affiliates!): Music - epidemic sound - https://share.epidemicsound.com/fx38yq KLOOK - use discount code FRANKLIN https://www.klook.com/ JR rail pass - https://www.jrpass.com/buy-the-japan-... Pocket wifi and SIM cards - https://www.sakuramobile.jp/?idev_id=... Learning Japanese? - https://www.japanesewithhikari.com/a/... https://www.nihongomaster.com/trial?v... Time stamps: 00:00 hello 00:23 Japan’s festivals 1:00 what is Gion Matsuri 2:08 pre-festival events 3:15 festival footage no talking 6:04 what is Hanagasa Junko 6:47 Hanagase Junko no talking 9:01 the floats can’t turn?! 9:57 cya