Gion Matsuri - Yamaboko Junko series

Posted by Celialee (Kyoto, Japan) on 6 August 2007 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.

I had posted another picture of the same action - Tsujimawashi or Float Turning. I thought this was a better one because of the colours.

From the Gion Matsuri Volunteer website:

This picture depicts the “Tsujimawashi” . To enable the hoko to turn more easily when going round corners, wet bamboo is laid under the wheels. The float is then pulled almost on a 90 degree angle right angle to make it slide on the wet bamboo and change direction.

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