Latter Festival Yamahoko-hikizome of Gion Matsuri

The information of Latter Festival Yamahoko-hikizome is presented here. Latter Festival Yamahoko-hikizome is held every year on July 20th. In Latter Festival Yamahoko-hikizome, the newly assembled Yamahoko floats are pulled, just as in the actual Latter Festival Yamahoko-Junko on July 24th. In Latter Festival Yamahoko-hikizome on July 20th, Kitakannon Yama, Minamikannon Yama, Ofune Hoko, and Taka Yama are pulled.

• Latter Festival Yamahoko-hikizome 2024 Schedule
• Latter Festival Yamahoko-hikizome map ＆ access
• Latter Festival Yamahoko-hikizome brief overview

【Latter Festival Yamahoko-hikizome 2024 Schedule (confirmation required)】

Latter Festival Yamahoko-hikizome 2024 will be held on Saturday, July 20th, 2024. Kitakannon Yama (Shinmachi-dori), Minamikannon Yama (Shinmachi-dori), Ofune Hoko (Shinmachi-dori), and Taka Yama (Sanjo-dori) will be pulled at 15:00.
●Gion Matsuri Festival 2024 will start on July 1st, 2024 and end on July 31st, 2024.
Gion Matsuri Festival Schedule (July 1st-31st)

【Yamahoko Map (Latter Festival) by Google Maps】

Yamaboko floats of Latter Festival are Kitakannon Yama, Minamikannon Yama, Hashibenkei Yama, Jyomyo Yama, Hachiman Yama, Koi Yama, Kuronushi Yama, Ennogyoja Yama, Suzuka Yama, Taka Yama and Ofune Hoko

【Latter Festival Yamahoko-hikizome of Gion Matsuri brief overview】

Latter Festival Yamahoko-hikizome (山鉾曳き初め（後祭）) of Gion Matsuri Festival (祇園祭) is held every year on July 20th, before Latter Festival Yamahoko-Junko (Float Procession, Yamaboko Parade) on July 24th. In Latter Festival Yamahoko-hikizome on July 20th, Kitakannon Yama (北観音山), Minamikannon Yama (南観音山), Ofune Hoko (大船鉾), and Taka Yama (鷹山) are pulled. In Latter Festival Yamahoko-hikizome, the newly assembled Yamahoko floats are pulled, just as in the actual Latter Festival Yamahoko-Junko (Float Procession, Yamaboko Parade) on July 24th. Kitakannon Yama, Minamikannon Yama and Ofune Hoko are pulled on Shinmachi-dori, and Taka Yama is pulled on Sanjo-dori. In Latter Festival Yamahoko-hikizome, you can not only see Yamahoko floats, but the public can also experience pulling them. (Confirmation is required.)

★Kitakannon Yama is derived from the fact that the statues of Yoryu Kanon and Idaten are enshrined there. According to an old document owned by the town, Kitakannon Yama was founded in 1353. Around the time of the Onin War (1467-1477), Kitakannon Yama began to parade alternately with the neighboring town of Minamikannon Yama. In addition, Kitakannon Yama was once also known as “Nobori Kannon Yama”.
★Minamikannon Yama is derived from the fact that the statue of Yoryu Kanon and Zenzai Doji are enshrined there. In the “Gionshaki (Records of Yasaka Shrine)”, which describes the names of Yamahoko floats and places before the Onin War (1467-1477), it is written as “Fudaraku Yama”, and Minamikannon Yama is said to have already been founded before the Onin War. In addition, Minamikannon Yama was once also known as “Kudari Kannon Yama”.
★Ofune Hoko is derived from the story of the “Sankan Seibatsu” of the pregnant Empress Jingu. Since Fune Hoko originated from the return of the ship from on an expedition to Shiragi, it is said to be “Gaisen no Funehoko (Triumph)”, while Fune Hoko is said to be “Shutsujin no Funehoko (Departure)”. According to the “Gionshaki (Records of Yasaka Shrine)”, Ofune Hoko was founded in 1441. According to the “Yasutomiki”, Ofune Hoko was founded in 1422.
★Taka Yama was founded before the Onin War (1467-1477), and was paraded just before Ofune Hoko. Before the Onin War, Taka Yama was written as Takatsukahi Yama (between Sanjo Muromachi and Nishitoin), and it is said that Taka Yama put out two towns, Koromodana-cho (town) and Kamaza-cho (town).
In 1826, Taka Yama was damaged by an evening shower, and in 1864, it was burned down in Genji-no-Taika (the Great Genji Fire), leaving behind the goshintai (deity figure) and some of the kesohin, but it returned to Latter Festival Yamahoko-Junko (Float Procession, Yamaboko Parade) in 2022.
★Shinmachi-dori runs north-south from Kamigamo Bridge at the northern end to Jujo-dori South at the southern end. Shinmachi-dori used to be Machijiri-koji and Machiguchi-koji in Heian-kyo. It is said that after the Kamakura period (1185-1333), Shinmachi-dori became Machi-koji, which ran through the center of town and was lined with mud storehouses and other buildings.
★Sanjo-dori runs east-west from Shinomiya, Yamashina-ku, at the eastern end, to the Togetsu-kyo Bridge in Arashiyama, at the western end. Sanjo-dori used to be Sanjo-oji in Heian-kyo. The Sanjo Bridge on Sanjo-dori was the last stop of the 53rd terminus of the Tokaido.

【Latter Festival Yamahoko-hikizome remarks】
*Events may be rescheduled or cancelled. Also, the content of the event may have changed.
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