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🏮 TRENDING · 2026-07-12

京都の ぎおん祭が 始まった

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🏮 TRENDING 祭 まつ
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京都きょうとで、日本にほんで とても 有名ゆうめいな 祭まつりの 一ひとつ、「ぎおん祭まつり」が 始はじまりました。

「ぎおん祭まつり」は、千年せんねんも 昔むかしから ある お祭まつりです。

いま、町まちでは 「やまほこ」と いう 大おおきな ほこを 組くみ立たてて います。

くぎを 使つかわないで、なわだけで 組くみます。

一番いちばん 重おもい ほこは、重おもさが 十二じゅうにトンも あります。

七月十七日しちがつ じゅうしちにちには、やまほこが 都みやこの 道みちを 動うごきます。

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Translation

In Kyoto, "Gion Matsuri," one of Japan's most famous festivals, has begun.

"Gion Matsuri" is a festival that dates back a thousand years.

Right now, in the city, people are assembling big floats called "yamahoko."

They don't use nails; they join them with ropes only.

The heaviest hoko weighs as much as 12 tons.

On July 17, the yamahoko will move along the streets of the old capital.

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